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April 15, 2013
SLIDESHOW - Whether you are planning how to use your tax refund, writing a check for 2012 tax payments or…
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April 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate for black teens -- youth ages 16 to 19 -- fell nearly 10 points…
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March 5, 2013
VIDEO - Besides keeping a watchful eye on the markets, investors had plenty of economic data to sift through last…
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January 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...
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November 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The holiday shopping creep may delight some bargain shoppers who are on the hunt for a great…
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November 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Many questions remain. What impact will this have on the Elmo brand and sales as we enter…
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October 18, 2012
VIDEO - Investors had plenty of data to sift through last week. We received some positive housing data: foreclosure filings…
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October 1, 2012
VIDEO - Besides monitoring austerity measures in Europe, investors received several economic reports last week...
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September 24, 2012
VIDEO - Housing stocks rose by 2.3 percent in August, but building permits, a gauge of future building activity, declined…
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September 17, 2012
VIDEO - There was quite a bit of data for investors to analyze last week...
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September 10, 2012
VIDEO - Investors witnessed multi-year highs for the stock market last week, but all eyes were on the August jobs…
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September 4, 2012
VIDEO - Last week investors received some positive data the economy grew by 1.7 percent during the spring...
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August 28, 2012
VIDEO - Investors had to parse fed, housing and jobs data last week...
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July 25, 2012
VIDEO - We received mixed news on housing as housing statistics rose 6.9 percent in June to its highest pace…
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June 4, 2012
VIDEO - Investors had quite a few economic reports to sift through last week, but everything was overshadowed by the…
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May 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Facebook’s falling stock price after its highly anticipated IPO may have disappointed some investors, but that doesn’t…
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December 13, 2010
VIDEO - President Obama and Republicans have a tentative deal to extend tax cuts for all Americans for two years…
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December 6, 2010
VIDEO - Investors had quite a bit of economic date to sift through, pending home sales -- which looks at…
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August 11, 2010
theGRIO Q & A - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, minister, pitchman, husband and father are just a…
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August 9, 2010
VIDEO - Investors await a Fed decision on interest rates, as reports on small business and consumer sentiment shed light…