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.

Grantham and his team warned of the dangers of the 1990s tech bubble years before it burst, and warned of the consequences of the 2000s housing bubble long before anyone else took it seriously.

Outlook Strategies

Jeremy Grantham bails out of bonds. Should you too?

special dividends

Looming dividend tax hike has companies rushing to pay out cash before 2013.

The great corporate dividend payout stampede

There’s actually quite a bit of solid economic data suggesting better times ahead.

5 reasons for hope in 2013

detroit instagram stocks

The reality of trying to make a living from the market.

The glamorous lives of traders

High hopes for the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 OS have catapulted RIM stock in recent days.

Research in Motion’s longshot comeback effort

apple profits

In the past year, the combined net profit of Microsoft, Google, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook and Amazon was $7 billion less than Apple's.

Apple’s astonishing profits, in context

Ten things you need to know about this crazed retail industry phenomenon.

The retail madness of Black Friday, explained

Though painful, the excesses of the housing bubble have been worked through.

Outlook Strategies

Lean inventories will propel the housing sector forward

These four charts strongly suggest a recovery is underway in the scorched American housing market.

The housing recovery looks like the real deal

etfs table

Guess what country's outperforming the whole rest of the world?

The entire world market in one graphic

The new CEO has investors convinced that Yahoo is worth another serious look.

Yahoo stock is enjoying a Marissa Mayer premium

online video

The typical YouTube viewer spends almost 400 minutes (6.7 hours) per month on the service - a little over 13 minutes per day.

YouTube’s user engagement is greater than the next 9 players …