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Mark Gongloff is chief financial writer at The Huffington Post. He was previously a reporter, editor and blogger at The Wall Street Journal and CNN/Money. He can be reached at Mark.Gongloff@huffingtonpost.com.

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Dow Hits Record High: Here's Why It Doesn't Matter

(23) Comments | Posted March 5, 2013 | 11:14 AM

The best-known stock-market average in the world is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, that matters less than it ever has.

A new high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average is an important milestone on the road to recovery, no doubt. The stock index has more than...

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Stock-Picking Cat Named Orlando Trounces Investment 'Professionals'

(10) Comments | Posted January 15, 2013 | 11:27 AM

What do cats and monkeys have in common, besides being adorable and often hilarious? They can both pick stocks better than investment professionals, and also Jim Cramer.

A ginger tabby named Orlando beat a team of investment professionals and a group of students in a year-long stock-picking experiment...

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Massachusetts Senate Race 2012: Warren Win Is Big Wall Street Loss

(10) Comments | Posted November 6, 2012 | 10:05 PM

Jamie Dimon is not going to like this one.

Elizabeth Warren has been projected as the winner of her Massachusetts Senate race, beating incumbent Republican Scott Brown and the many millions of dollars that banks and bankers spent to defeat her.

Warren has been an outspoken critic of...

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Bank CEOs To Tell Fed Regulation Is 'Unrealistic': Report

(3) Comments | Posted April 27, 2012 | 2:51 PM

The banking industry is getting personal in its tireless fight against regulation.

Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase and the industry's regulation-basher in chief, has called for a sit-down next week between the heads of four of the nation's biggest banks -- JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of...

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