Doomsday investors betting on market crash

Stocks have had a stellar year so far. In fact, the rally has gotten so heated that some investors are making bets on a big crash.

Want to invest in Samsung? Good luck!

With 200 shares of Apple in his portfolio, California resident Dave Kastener was thinking about going rogue. The self-professed "Apple fan" wanted to invest in Samsung.

Obamacare premiums in California lower than predicted

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World stock markets to grind higher

World stock markets look set to bump around awhile after Thursday's plunge in Japan before resuming a rally fueled by cheap central bank cash.

FCC hopes to avoid 'end of world' for cell phones

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Bitcoin more powerful than fastest supercomputers

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Rimrock Ranch: Where cowboy's still king

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Vermont fights back against 'patent trolls'

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The 'chicken poop' credit and other bad tax breaks

The fuss over Apple's complex strategies to avoid taxes put the corporate tax code on display in all its convoluted glory this week.

Stocks slip for third straight day

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Another downer day on Wall Street

Investors were bracing for another weak day on Wall Street Friday.

Poor hit hardest by Washington budget cuts

Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.

Is bond bubble losing air?

Investors are trying not to fight the Fed, but the central bank's mixed messages are causing confusion.

Ackman wins, P&G dumps CEO

Under pressure from activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, Procter & Gamble has replaced Chairman and CEO Bob McDonald with its former chief.

Beware of shadow banks - opinion

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Japan stocks close up after big plunge

After a bumpy ride, stocks in Japan closed with a small gain on Friday, recovering from a deep plunge the day before.

4 federal agencies to shut Friday

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Ashton Kutcher: 'Media @&$#%! Twitter up'

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Stocks claw back from steep losses

U.S. stocks recovered from steep declines Thursday to end only modestly lower as investors discounted concerns about the Federal Reserve curtailing its bond buying program.

Watch out. The mortgage securities market is at it again.

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McDonald's gives Charles Ramsey free food for a year

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Japan plunge spooks global markets

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Can Microsoft's Kinect finally deliver for gamers?

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Chrysler jabs Tesla over loan repayment

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Amazon's "Kindle Worlds" lets fan fiction writers sell their stories

Fan fiction, in which aficionados of existing books and movies write characters into new storylines, has long been popular fodder on Internet forums -- but stories based on copyrighted works are essentially impossible to sell. Amazon wants to change that with its new "Kindle Worlds" program.

Who's the killer employee under Obamacare? No. 50 or 51?

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JLo's new gig: Verizon retailer

Jennifer Lopez has found a new gig: majority shareholder and chief creative mind behind a new line of Verizon Wireless retail stores.

China factory activity contracts in May

Fears of a slowdown in global growth were reinforced Thursday as a preliminary report on China's manufacturing in May showed activity contracted for the first time in seven months.

Shazam overhauls iPad app as music market heats up

New music discovery services pop up every month, but Shazam hopes to stand out with a totally overhauled new iPad app.

Jobless claims fall, pointing to better May

Claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, signaling the job market may be strengthening slightly in May.