Market & Economy

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The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Rich Smith	Profit From Playing the Odds Historically, the stock market has risen in value by 10.5% per year. It has also only risen in two years out of every three. So, does the market always go up, or only sometimes? Here, the author runs the numbers and tries his hand at a bit of revisionist history.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Cultivating a Good Portfolio From tulips to tech, fads and bubbles come in lots of forms. Investors -- don't get sucked in.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Seth Jayson	Making Money in a Flat Market Market's flat? That's no excuse for a stagnating portfolio. The only real way to capitalize on the underlying volatility in individual stocks is to buy them when they're selling for your estimate of what they're really worth.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Rich Smith	$50 Oil Forever? Not quite. History and the markets cast doubt on government projections. Does the Department of Energy know what it's talking about when predicting oil prices? History, and the stock market, both answer "no."
InternetNews December 14, 2005 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: S&P Hits Headwinds The S&P was stopped at long-running resistance Wednesday.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	The Future of Energy Stocks Will Big Energy look smaller this time next year? Now may be a fine time to consider harvesting gains (as the pros like to say) and redeploying them to underappreciated areas of the market.
InternetNews December 13, 2005 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: Stocks Stay Stuck Tuesday offered no resolution for a range-bound market.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Lloyds Weathers the Storm The company looks poised to ride out a rough economic situation in Britain. Investors, take note.
InternetNews December 12, 2005 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: Range-Bound The S&P and Nasdaq remain range-bound here, but that's good news.
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S: Can Productivity Keep Up The Good Work? U.S. productivity must stay on track with pay gains to hold inflation at bay.
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