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It's not easy being green, Kermit the Frog lamented in 1970 when he first recorded the hit single "Bein' Green." But it's becoming easier as the flow of capital shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, a law and policy expert said in Chicago Friday.

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The two bidders battling over Starwood Hotels, operator of upscale hotel brands including Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels and Le Meridien, have very different visions of their proposed marriages to the hotel chain.

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Few probably would have believed back in mid-February that such a surge was coming. At that time, U.S. equity indices had fallen to their lowest levels since 2014, interest rates were down significantly, and oil had slipped to 12-year lows. There was gloom in the air, and U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed was “taking a look at” negative interest rates as a possibility to help spur economic growth should the economy become much worse.

Since then, we’ve seen a major recovery in oil, dovish central bank policy around the world and signs of an improving U.S. economy all combine to help turn the stock market completely around.

The S&P 500 index traded 13% above its 2016 lows at times during Friday’s session and moved above even for the year. It’s been a complete re-set, as if the first two months of 2016 never happened. The question is, can U.S. equity indices continue posting new 2016 highs in the coming week? They’ll only have four days to do so, with markets closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.


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No war is free of casualties. Currency wars may make short-term gains, but it soon becomes a race to the bottom...

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Vice pays if you're an investor. You’ll earn higher yields and returns investing in booze, tobacco, firearms, and gambling than you will in feel-good stories like clean energy.

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Billionaire investor George Soros said it best: “Good investing is boring.”

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday up 1% year to date. Helping the index return to the green in 2016 are these five components. Here's how to trade them.

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High level of skepticism in Apple makes it worth a look right now.

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Government has become addicted to patching over economic deficiencies by fixing markets, but propping up stock markets and house prices is not a sound exchange for enterprise and innovation.

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The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is now the #107 analyst pick, moving up by 2 spots.

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