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Monday, May 13, 2013  The New York pension fund for state and local government workers has topped $160 billion after reporting a 10.4 percent return on investment for its last fiscal year

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  With a jump of more than 100 points in early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has moved into territory it's never seen before.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Stocks are approaching record levels after a January rally that has pushed the Dow 6.5 percent higher this month and the S&P 500 up 5.7 percent, to its highest level since December 2007.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Facebook goes public Friday, will you buy a share?

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Now may be the time to sell jewelry that you don't use anymore.  Gold prices continue to hover around record highs.

Monday, July 26, 2010  Should you add stocks that reduced or eliminated their dividend because of the financial debacle in 2008?

Friday, June 25, 2010  State records show New York's governor's race is a millionaires's club filled with blue chip stocks.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  Stocks are plunging as investors give in to fears that Greece's debt problems will spread and halt the global economic recovery.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  The New York state comptroller says Wall Street bonuses were up 17 percent to over $20 billion in 2009, the year taxpayers bailed out the financial sector.

Monday, November 16, 2009  Gold stocks are related to the cost of mining gold.

Monday, December 15, 2008  Financial advisors see a possible upturn--some good economic news to affect your pocketbook