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With oil at $130 a barrel, here is the most sensible idea. It is also a bitter pill to swallow.

Microsoft just launched a new cash back program in an attempt to promote their Live search engine and steal market share from Google. Will it work and is it worth it? Here's what I found out on my quick shopping spree.

This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed) as a starter.

The Euro is going down.

According to an unscientific poll done by NetBanker, 13% of users said they would be interested in doing their banking from within Facebook. Would you?

Techcrunch interviewed Citi Analyst Mark Mahaney On Yahoo/Microsoft/Google. It's a good interview although I tend to disagree with his conclusions.

Microsoft's numbers indicate very clearly that that technology growth by and large is anemic. There are only four stocks that anyone should be looking at - here they are.

Think the mutual fund you own is a special investment. Think again. Most financial companies package and sell mutual funds like a supermarket sells soap. Bulk it up and ship it out.

CVTX just sold half of the rights to their new stress testing drug for a price that shows just how undervalued their stock is.

Merck and Schering are way up from their recent lows- and AZN is off its recent highs. There is more money to be made here, but making the same trades I recommended last week.

Buying AZN is the best way to play enhance if you didn't short MRK and SGP

Even more fall out today from the Enhance trial at the ACC today.

Smartypig is a new company that launched several weeks ago and it has already generated a lot of buzz. It bills itself as a social savings site. Best of all, it has a very competitive savings rate.

Six months ago you could find a savings account or CD above 6%. Just a month ago you could find a rate above 5%. Soon, you'll be lucky to find a rate above 4%.