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Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company by market capitalization, will continue its cost-cutting spree this year as its refining margins are continuously shrinking.

Investing can be downright puzzling. Or not, if you believe Gregory Treverton.

Just as the financial markets were collapsing, Warren Buffett made a timely bet on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) . The move seemed to validate the investment banker at its industry's biggest time of crisis. For a brief moment in time, Goldman was the golden child.

Individual investors: The coast is clear. It's time to invest in small caps again.

Once upon a time, an oracle gave birth to a monster, which got its hands on a credit card. Fortunately, the monster wasn't allowed in any stores. (Insurance issues, don't you know.) So the monster turned its attention to tech stocks and lived happily ever after. Maybe. Read on and it might all become clear.

Windsor, Ontario -- Ministers for the Canadian province of Ontario announced an $81 million investment Friday in a Ford Motor Co. engine plant in Windsor.

You may have heard that now is the time to buy risk. In fact, BlackRock chief investment officer Bob Doll told CNBC viewers recently that "risk assets will continue to outperform safe assets."

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A strong dollar means faith in our economy. Lower inflation. Cheaper imports. A better quality of life. We should fight hard to maintain King Dollar. Right?