What's Hot On TheStreet

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What's Hot On TheStreet
Stocks Little Changed After Beige Book Stocks held slight gains Wednesday afternoon as a strong ADP private sector jobs report was able to offset oil prices climbing to nearly $102 a barrel. The Federal Reserve's beige book survey showed a modest improvement in economic activity and the labor market but noted that businesses were seeing higher costs, doing little to assuage investor concerns on inflation.
Bill Gross: Yields to Spike as QE2 Ends Come June, the Federal Reserve's controversial bond buying program, QE2, is widely expected to end. The withdrawal of a nearly $1.5 trillion monetary stimulus may have dramatic consequences, according to Bill Gross, founder and CIO of the world's largest bond fund, Pimco.
Fifth Third: TARP Trumps SEC Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp FITB slid yesterday on disclosure that the Securities and Exchange Commission had served a third subpoena for information relating to commercial loans, but investors may want to take a wait and see approach to the revelation.
Why iPad Launch is Critical to Apple The stakes are high for Apple's AAPL expected launch of the iPad 2, according to analysts.