Big winners on Wall Street are yesterday's dogs

Click for more market data. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) First Solar was the best performing stock among the S&P 500, gaining more than 65% over the past three months. It's a remarkable rebound for the leading maker of solar panels, which saw its...

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Starbucks' caffeine-fueled expansion

A cup of joe from the Starbucks coffee shop in Beijing's Forbidden City. (Money Magazine) It's a remarkable turnaround for a firm that just five years ago had to bring back former CEO Howard Schultz after overexpansion and error-filled forays beyond...

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Paula Deen's business partners vow to support her

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Walmart (WMT, Fortune 500), Target (TGT, Fortune 500), Home Depot (HD, Fortune 500), Sears (SHLD, Fortune 500), JC Penney (JCP, Fortune 500) and Caesars (CZR, Fortune 500) have recently ended their deals with Deen while drugmaker...

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Starbucks' caffeine-fueled expansion

A cup of joe from the Starbucks coffee shop in Beijing's Forbidden City. (Money Magazine) It's a remarkable turnaround for a firm that just five years ago had to bring back former CEO Howard Schultz after overexpansion and error-filled forays beyond...

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Taxpayer advocate: IRS needs more money. Seriously.

Nina Olson, the independent national taxpayer advocate, has been urging Congress for years to adequately fund the IRS so it can carry out its 'radically transformed mission' and ever-growing to-do list. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) But none of that overshadows...

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No more "Check please!" with this gadget

Restaurant patrons can split the check and swipe their own credit cards at the table with this gadget from Viableware, says CEO Joe Snell. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Or how about that awkward moment after a meal with friends, when the check arrives and...

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Same-sex couples: Beware the marriage penalty

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) On Wednesday the Supreme Court shot down the Defense of Marriage Act, making it possible for same-sex couples who are married at the state level to access more than 1,000 federal benefits that were previously reserved for opposite-sex...

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Vodafone's $10 billion German takeover

Vodafone is paying a total of 7.7 billion euros to buy Germany's Kabel Deutschland. LONDON (CNNMoney) Both Vodafone (VOD) and Kabel Deutschland issued statements saying they were happy with the all-cash deal. The U.K.-based telecom giant is offering...

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Start the countdown! Twinkies return to shelves July 15

Twinkies will be returning to store shelves on July 15. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The announcement was made by Daren Metropoulos, principal of Metropoulos & Co., one of the two companies that bought the rights to Twinkies and other snack brands from...

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Controversial T-shirt destroys business

The company behind an offensive t-shirt controversy earlier this year has shut down and let go its remaining employees. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Fierce public backlash brought down Solid Gold Bomb, which made headlines in March for offering shirts that...

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Next week you'll pay more for a Starbucks latte

Starbucks, next Tuesday, is raising U.S. prices by an average of 1% for its brewed drinks to help offset an increase in business costs. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The price hike will affect beverages including Starbucks' (SBUX, Fortune 500) brewed coffee,...

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LeBron will never be an endorsement star like Jordan

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) He may be a great basketball player, but endorsement experts say that off the court, he's still no Michael Jordan. James has $39 million in annual endorsements, more than any other active athlete, according to the Fortunate...

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Pending law would block Tesla sales in New York

Elon Musk and Tesla are battling dealership associations throughout the country for the right to sell vehicles directly to customers. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Tesla said in a statement Friday that if the bill passes, it will be "put out of business...

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Next week you'll pay more for a Starbucks latte

Starbucks, next Tuesday, is raising U.S. prices by an average of 1% for its brewed drinks to help offset an increase in business costs. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The price hike will affect beverages including Starbucks' (SBUX, Fortune 500) brewed coffee,...

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LeBron will never be an endorsement star like Jordan

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) He may be a great basketball player, but endorsement experts say that off the court, he's still no Michael Jordan. James has $39 million in annual endorsements, more than any other active athlete, according to the Fortunate...

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Pending law would block Tesla sales in New York

Elon Musk and Tesla are battling dealership associations throughout the country for the right to sell vehicles directly to customers. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Tesla said in a statement Friday that if the bill passes, it will be "put out of business...

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Americans were much more charitable last year

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Donations for everything from disaster relief to animal rescue totaled an estimated $316.2 billion in 2012, up 3.5% from the previous year, according to the Giving USA foundation and Indiana University's Lilly Family School of...

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Don't panic! Selling now could hurt your nest egg

Investing in the stock market is inherently volatile, but it's also the best way for retirement savers to build up nest eggs large enough to last decades. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Thursday's sell off, Wall Street's single worst day of the year, may...

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Micro-apartments: The anti-McMansions

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Typically ranging between 180 and 300 square-feet, these tiny apartments are becoming increasingly popular among the young-and-single set and even some retirees, seeking affordable places to live in the nation's costliest cities....

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Same-sex couples face housing discrimination

Same-sex couples are being discriminated against when seeking rental apartments online, according to the first government study to examine discrimination based on sexual orientation. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) When inquiring about rental apartments via...

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3 ways to improve Apple's Mac OS X

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Mavericks' claims are workmanlike, but clearly beneficial. It's faster, has an improved notifications system and offers more flexibility over how you use a second monitor. It has a better browser and a better calendar app and an...

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Fewer Americans to travel for July 4 holiday

It might not seem like it if you get stuck in July 4 traffic but there are expected to about 300,000 fewer people on the roads over the holiday weekend. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) This year July 4 falls on a Thursday, giving travelers a four-day holiday...

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Myanmar: Tales from the last business frontier

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Take Coca-Cola. Taking advantage of newly eased sanctions on the former military dictatorship, Coke (KO, Fortune 500) cut the ribbon earlier this month on the first bottling plant the company has had in the country since before...

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Ex-trader charged with Libor rigging in U.K.

Former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes is the first person charged in the U.K. in connection with the Libor scandal. LONDON (CNNMoney) The Serious Fraud Office, which prosecutes cases of complex fraud, said Hayes has been charged by police Tuesday...

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Chrysler faces deadline to recall Jeeps

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Chrysler stated last week that it will not comply with the recall demand, arguing that the vehicles are safe. The automaker also claimed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's analysis is faulty and that most of...

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