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Should You Trust S&P or the U.S. Government? Standard & Poor's historic downgrade of U.S. debt was a calculated move by the credit-rating agency to get out in front of a growing debt problem. But instead, the rating cut has become a game of shoot the messenger, leaving individual investors to question which is more credible now: S&P or the U.S. government?

Deal Burnout: Too Many Discounts? When the hugely popular deal site Groupon announced it would go public earlier this year, many skeptics questioned whether high operating costs and the company's sometimes tenuous relationship with retailers would make the site's success short-lived.

MGM Turnaround Is Real, but Risks Remain MGM MGM is expected by analysts to report increases in profit and revenue on Monday. The casino and resort operator should see improvements in its CityCenter Las Vegas properties along with gains from MGM Macau.

10 Ways to Learn While You Travel Are the kids heading off to school this fall? Newly minted empty nesters may be feeling a bit left out of the learning curve, but they shouldn't.