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BlackBerry slumps on choppy day in US

The Wall Street 8:49am | US stocks ended higher in light trading volume as investors were reluctant to make big bets with S&P; 500 index just below the all-time closing high.

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Twitter to be talk of town

Wall Street Week Ahead Twitter to dominate the headlines next week when the social media company goes public on November 7.

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SAC settlement leaves Cohen vulnerable

The record setting $1.8 billion wire tapping and insider trading settlement may put SAC Capital out of business, but its founder is likely still a target of investigators. (02:17)

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US economy 'hog tied' by government

Richard Fisher. 3:52pm | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher took a shot at Washington in a speech in Sydney today.

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Euro: too strong for its own good

Europe let money atrophy, and has been paying the price ever since. Such is the power of central bank stimulus in a tight corner.

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Hundreds of chicks wait for food at poultry farm in Malacca, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan.  27, 2004.  Malaysian officials on Monday brushed aside fears it might become the next country hit by bird flu, which has swept through most of its neighbors infecting millions of chickens and possibly killing 12 people.  (AP Photo/Teh Eng Koon)

Beware spruikers who just 'feed the chooks'

Most investments you're likely to invest in in your SMSF are regulated financial products, but one of the biggest asset classes isn't. And that's property.