Outlook

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Market and economic conditions can change quickly and such shifts can have a big impact on your investment planning. We bring you a cross-section of perspectives to keep you updated about the market, economic and geopolitical trends that can help you make informed decisions in investing.

A quick primer on the government's case against credit rating agency S&P

Five takeaways from the government crackdown on S&P

Forget the Ravens and the 49ers. Check out the pizza versus wings contest.

The fast food Super Bowl: Pizza versus wings

South America’s fat tail risk in 2013

South America's outlook will be shaped by growth trends in China and the U.S.

Outlook Strategies

South America’s fat tail risk in 2013

Awakened Dragon: Chinese stocks are back in bull market territory

An explosive rally since December has Chinese stocks nearing a golden cross.

Awakened Dragon: Chinese stocks are back in bull market territory

Samsung's smartphone sales rocketed 76% during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Smartphones: Samsung smokes Apple

"US preeminence relative to other economies is the single most important factor underlying our core allocation to US assets."

Go America! Why Goldman Sachs thinks the US economy still …

Starbucks’ double shot: It’s both a US recovery and China play

Why I sold my Apple holdings and picked up Starbucks.

Outlook Strategies

Starbucks’ double shot: It’s both a US recovery and China …

Microsoft will eventually ‘crush Google’ in smartphones – Charles Sizemore

Sizemore on CNBC, not making any friends in Mountain View.

Microsoft will eventually ‘crush Google’ in smartphones – Charles Sizemore

Microsoft still makes $17 billion in annual profits, way higher than anybody in technology industry other than Apple.

Microsoft isn’t the disaster everyone thinks

Apple and Exxon Mobil battle for market cap supremacy

Apple's market cap takes a $65.8 billion hit after reporting disappointing earnings.

Apple and Exxon Mobil battle for market cap supremacy

Growing by leaps and bounds since its 2004 IPO.

Google’s tremendous growth in one pretty chart

With the PC market shrinking, Intel is chasing mobile computing for growth.

Intel’s epic shift to mobile computing