Gold may be a good hedge in times of uncertainty, but its rapid rise--and the talk about how it's a can't-lose investment--shows a striking similarity to the pattern of previous bubbles, like that in housing a mere three years ago.

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But the U.S. national savings rate won't rise, and its savings-investment balance could actually worsen.

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But Getty's chief executive and cofounder, ex-investment banker Jonathan Klein, couldn't disagree more with Davis' services-heavy strategy.

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ArtistDirect's shareholders don't seem to mind the trash-talking as long as Field restores their investment.

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If both parties think government can steer big technology and frontier investment, there's no reason it can't steer K-12 education, retirement and health care.

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The announcement also appeared to embrace a recommendation by U.K. financial institutions for reduced information-gathering requirements on investment accounts that aren't marketed to U.S. investors.

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Such an investment won't just create new pathways for energy -- it's expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs all across America in areas ranging from manufacturing and construction to IT and the installation of new equipment in homes and in businesses.

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Mr. Obama's investment tip is well-intentioned, but in college as on Wall Street, returns aren't guaranteed.

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Even as the U.S. is reaching to the east, we are also pursuing a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or T-TIP, to deepen ties with our largest and longest-standing trading partners in Europe.

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