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Pocket Friendly Ways of Eating Out Sat, 12/11/2010 - 13:38 by Gunjan Mehra Thanks to the promotional offers floated by restaurants every now-and-then, eating out is no longer as expensive as it once was. The Money Times suggests some money saving tips for a gourmet. Comments Read more	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Wed, 07/22/2009 - 02:17 by Rich Smith At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing. Comments Read more	4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Nordic American Tanker Thu, 07/02/2009 - 02:31 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, crude oil tanker operator Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT) has earned a respected four-star ranking. Comments Read more
Long-Term Investing Doesn't Work Sat, 06/06/2009 - 12:59 by Tom Gardner Today, everywhere I turn in the investment world, someone is asking about the merits of long-term investing. Does it work? Did it ever? Looking over the wreckage of one-time blue chips AIG (NYSE: AIG), Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), General Motors, et al, these are natural questions. Comments Read more	5-Star Stocks on the Upswing Sat, 06/06/2009 - 12:45 by Motley Fool Sadly, there's no such thing as an ultimate buy signal when it comes to investing in stocks. Identifying companies with the wind at their back takes time, patience, and a good dose of due diligence Comments Read more	These Buyers Will Launch Stocks Higher Thu, 06/04/2009 - 23:52 by Dan Caplinger Anyone who stayed in cash during 2008 looked like a genius. But for fund managers who've kept money on the sidelines this year, the pressure's on to get fully invested -- and when those holdouts start buying, they'll likely push stocks even higher. Comments Read more
These Stocks Can Easily Double Your Money Tue, 06/02/2009 - 22:34 by Adam J. Wiederman Believe it or not, some investors were able to boast about their 2008 stock returns. Comments Read more	Dell: Still Profitable and Poised to Pounce Sat, 05/30/2009 - 07:29 by Anders Bylund Last week, when Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) reported weak sales in the computer hardware sector, the writing was on the wall for Dell (Nasdaq: DELL). Dell's share price took a dive alongside HP that night, expecting the worst. Comments Read more	These Companies Will Get Better in a Recession Mon, 05/25/2009 - 22:29 by Andrew Sullivan No one enjoys a recession. Sales, profits, and bonuses fall, and companies lay off employees. But for some companies, a recession may end up being one of the best things that could happen. Comments Read more
Intel Follows in Microsoft's Footsteps Thu, 05/14/2009 - 15:05 by Anders Bylund The European Commission has laid the hammer down on another American giant. Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) now joins Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) in the club of antitrust-law offenders. Comments Read more	The World's Coolest Energy Company Thu, 05/14/2009 - 15:01 by David Lee Smith If you're like me, you're watching crude oil prices rise slowly but steadily and wondering how to play this phenomenon. Oh sure, there are the members of Big Oil -- Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), etc. -- the latter of which Warren Buffett socked away in droves last year. Comments Read more	A Big Upgrade for Actuate Wed, 05/13/2009 - 12:37 by Dave Mock Every day, the sun rises on Wall Street, and a plethora of professional analysts wake to issue new opinions on stocks. Here at the Fool, we use our "This Just In" column to examine some of these picks-- and the track records of the firms behind them -- so individuals can make better investing decisions. Comments Read more