U.S. stocks look to short but stormy week

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Stocks will enter the month of September amid worries over Hurricane Gustav's impact on oil price and the Gulf Coast, the possible resurgence of financial jitters, and key economic data culminating with the August employment report due Friday. See full story.

Jonathan Burton's Life Savings: The Four Horsemen of the Market and why you should heed them

As investors, they fly solo. As market observers, they don’t lead or follow as much as go their own way. It’s tempting to dismiss their Cassandra-like warnings as overly pessimistic and hopelessly out of step, but their track records show that can be a costly mistake. See full story.

Big jump in gold sale spurs manipulation debate

Recent heat from Congress and regulators, along with public speculation, over whether commodity prices are being manipulated has also reached gold pits, where the debate was stirred by a surge in bets last month that gold prices would fall. See full story.

Weekend Edition: Stronger dollar may take wind out of high-tech revenue growth

The recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar could signal a danger in the third quarter for many technology companies that have been enjoying a strong boost from currency exchange rates so far this year. See full story.

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Irwin Kellner: It's later than you think

Double-digit inflation has returned to the United States for the first time since the bad old days of 1981. So why are most pundits silent? See full story.