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To say the Federal Reserve’s actions over the past few years have been interesting will be somewhat of an understatement. But what will the Fed do for the economy in 2015? And how should investors prepare? Not everyone has those answers, but Benzinga has put together a special broadcast...

UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) Director of Floor Operations Art Cashin rang the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. It was the anniversary of his numerous years on the trading floor -- 50, to be exact. And the Street definitely noticed. Cashin told Benzinga that he...

Benzinga recently asked more than 50 experts what they'll be watching in the New Year. All responses in italics are direct quotes and shortened for this article. The full list of predictions can be downloaded for free here. So...what's your best trading and investing tip going into...

We're hosting our exclusive, special #FedForecast2015 even on this week’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by Marketfy. Click here to learn more! Be sure to tune in at 8:00 a.m. EST Monday-Friday here to hear the show. Tuesday, December 30, 8:35 a.m. Nic Chahine (@racernic),...

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday revised its final estimate for third-quarter U.S. economic growth to 5 percent annually following which the Dow Jones scaled above the 18,000 peak. Ron Insana, senior analyst and Commentator at CNBC, provided his outlook for U.S. economic growth in 2015...

Oil -- not Santa -- is making headlines in the financial markets as Christmas approaches. The price of a barrel recently fell to a half-decade low and now rests near $60. While much of the media's focus has been on the historic lows, how are experts actually trading off the news? Marketfy...

The Street is wondering whether oil has found its bottom or if there’s more slump to come in oil prices. However, some are convinced that the market has majorly factored in all the demand-supply dynamics of oil, and perhaps oil has now nearly reached its fair value. Among them is Ron...

On Wednesday, Marketfy Maven and expert journalist Ron Insana shared his latest thoughts on a process he calls "Fed Fun" at the Federal Reserve. The central bank recently unveiled the minutes from its last Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 28 and 29. The notes, in...

Wall Street isn't the most transparent place in the world. Day traders, casual investors and even those looking to diversify their retirement portfolios are subject to a number of money myths lurking beneath the market's surface. Benzinga interviewed 12 financial experts to discover...

Last week, Marketfy Maven Ron Insana discussed one of Wall Street's most infamous traders and the state of the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) moving forward. The markets, he wrote, are "entering a cycle which, historically, has favored owning stocks." Insana gave four reasons why...

Quoth the Maven, Livermore One of Wall Street's most fabled, and famous, traders was a man named Jesse Livermore. Edwin Lefevre's 1923 classic stock market tome, "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator," was a thinly-veiled biography of the great "plunger," as traders...