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.

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 …

With its stock of 25% from recent highs, Apple skeptics multiply.

Here come the Apple bears

US stock prices face stiff headwinds as 2012 winds down.

Five reasons US stocks are losing altitude

Both the President and Republicans may be open to compromises in coming weeks.

How markets might get over the fiscal cliff

goldman sachs

"I make 5-6 mil annually"

What’s it like to be a Goldman Sachs partner? “The …

A new report predicts the US will surpass Saudi Arabia in oil production by 2020.

Meet the world’s next energy superpower: USA, USA!