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Stocks' Winning Streak Ends (Market Update)
Stocks snapped a four-day winning streak, slipping more than 1% on very thin volumes...

Downside Protection Has Its Downsides
Do fixed-indexed insurance products that promise protection deliver gains?

Shopping for Back-to-School Stocks (Common Sense)
Stewart: A field report on how retailers are playing the latest trends.

In Scandal's Wake: H-P's Loss is Oracle's Gain (Early Bird)
What Mark Hurd's move to Oracle will mean for the sector.

10 Things Plumbers Won't Tell You (10 Things)
Is the guy fixing your toilet licensed, or just a dude with tools?

New Losses Hit 529 College Savings Plans (Education and Your Money)
Stock market losses are hitting 529 plans. Here's how to minimize your risk.

Gaming the Payday Sales Cycle (Deal of the Day)
The silver lining of living paycheck-to-paycheck: better sales?

Medicine Without Doctors
Frustrated patients are increasingly seeking alternatives to the doctor's office.

Jobs Data Keep Shaky Recovery Afloat (Pundit Watch)
Forecasters pick latest numbers for meager bright spots.

3 Funds Betting on Small-Cap Growth
If private-sector job growth continues, these funds could benefit first.

3 Stocks Winning Favor With Analysts (Screens)
Hough: These firms are attracting rosier outlooks from Wall Street pros.

What's Ahead for Fannie and Fred?
Dismantling them now would be disruptive, but reform is essential.

Should You Outsource Your Work? (Smart Ideas)
Machan: How sending tasks abroad can make -- or break -- your business.

The Stock Market Slide Is Over (Ahead of the Curve)
Luskin: Stocks are underpriced, and the economy is getting better.

Will the Stock Market Rally This Fall?
The recently range-bound market has the capacity to surge.