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Radio host, analyst and blogger Barry Ritholtz is angry about how few prosecutions have taken place in the wake of the financial crash -- and he blames Wall Street's influence on Washington.
Banking analyst Michael Mayo rails against practices that allows executives of public companies to enrich themselves even if they perform poorly.
Money manager John Hussman believes the Wall Street bailouts set a dangerous precedent by lessening the consequences for those who misallocated capital and encouraging speculative risk-taking.
Housing analyst Laurie Goodman warns of a potential 'death spiral' in the real estate market.
Natural gas prices could fall to the lowest level since 2009 due to huge increases in supply and slack demand.
Only strong auto sales lead to modest gains in retail sales for December, as sales excluding autos falls despite holiday shopping season.
Companies, and individual managers who are coming up with new targets for 2012 risk three common errors that sabotage lasting change. One of them is thinking too big too fast.
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The security of a pension and Social Security may not eliminate the need for bonds to diversify your retirement portfolio.
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