Tech stocks: The new safe havens?

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Even though stocks are enjoying a nice little rally today, green on the screen has been the exception rather than the rule in 2014. The Dow is still down about 6% so far this year.

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5 questions Twitter must answer

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It's put up or shut up time for Twitter! The company will release its first "earnings" report since its initial public offering after Wednesday's closing bell.

Considering shares of Twitter (TWTR) are up about 150% from MORE

Investors should stop freaking out

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Sit back and have a shot of Turkish Raki. Or a nice glass of Chenin Blanc from Cape Town. Maybe a Caipirinha so you can pretend you are on a beach in Rio.

In other words, MORE

Is McDonald's doomed?

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Are the meals no longer as happy for McDonald's customers as they used to be? The fast food giant definitely seems worried.

McDonald's (MCD) reported lackluster quarterly results last week. And company executives used the words MORE

Microsoft CEO should be ...

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Microsoft is still searching for a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer. But I have a suggestion. Hire Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.

I'm a bit surprised that Narayen's name hasn't been mentioned at all.

For one, Adobe MORE

Snow can't stop hot airline stocks

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The East Coast is bracing for The Polar Vortex 2: The Wrath of Snow. Airlines are already cancelling flights again. And that will lead to a lot of angry customers.

But do you know who's not MORE

Last year's darlings are 2014's dogs

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Best Buy (BBY) learned the hard way on Thursday that momentum is very, very, very fickle.

Shares of the electronics retailer plunged nearly 30% after it reported disappointing sales for the holidays. In other words, it MORE

Apple must fight back against Google

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Google has stolen all of Apple's thunder and Apple needs to try and reclaim some of it.

During the past few years, Google (GOOG) has become the most innovative company in the tech industry. It has MORE

Investors grin as companies ax jobs

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Warning. I think I've reached my Peter Finch from "Network" moment. I'm "mad as hell" about how Wall Street keeps celebrating job cuts as if they are a good thing for the markets and economy. MORE

Talk of a market bubble is the real bubble

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Bitcoin may be a bubble. Twitter (TWTR) may be a bubble. Talking incessantly about how cold it is ("It's frickin freezing in here Mr. Bigglesworth!") may be a bubble.

But the broader stock market? That is MORE