Finance News
(11-20-2009) Elliott Waves Point To Choppy Market The big rebound is running on empty says Robert Prechter. (11-20-2009) Getting Bearish In Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods attracts grizzly bears after weaker forecast. (11-20-2009) Smucker Is Sticky, Sweet And Beats The Street Shares of J.M. Smucker are shooting higher on a very positive quarterly report and forecast. (11-20-2009) Economic Crime Up In Tough Times Accounting fraud surges in latest PwC survey. (11-19-2009) Five Smart Analyst Plays According to analysts with good ratings from StarMine, these five stocks are cheaper than they appear.
Newsletters News
(09-01-2006) Mexican Land And Canadian Gold A successful amateur investor shares his strategies for capitalizing on the commodity bull market. (09-01-2006) Shiny Gold Alloy Goldcorp's buyout of Glamis signals that the gold bull has room to run. Look for more consolidation. (09-01-2006) Oil Services Slump Lingering optimism in the face of technical weakness is a big bearish omen for oil services stocks. (08-28-2006) End Of The Bubble Bailouts After stocks boomed and went bust, it's real estate's turn. But is there a new mania to save consumers? (08-23-2006) Five Funds For The Next Leg Up Stocks rebounded nicely in mid-July. If the rally continues, you might want to jump into one of these funds.
News/Economy
(11-20-2009) Senate tax hike misses the mark The health care bill that faces a crucial test vote in the Senate on Saturday is proof that getting reform passed and getting it right are two very different things. (11-20-2009) Dirty secrets of Black Friday 'doorbusters' Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars. (11-20-2009) Poll: More blame Democrats for recession Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll. (11-20-2009) How an ex-con landed a job Gregory Headley got himself a job. (11-20-2009) Unemployment rates rise in 29 states Thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2% in October, and a growing number reported rising jobless rates, according to a government report released on Friday. (11-19-2009) Has the bailout worked? As the Obama administration considers how to approach the next phase of the $700 billion financial bailout, questions are being raised on Capitol Hill about whether it is helping the economy. (11-19-2009) $4.8 trillion - Interest on U.S. debt Here's a new way to think about the U.S. government's epic borrowing: More than half of the $9 trillion in debt that Uncle Sam is expected to build up over the next decade will be interest. (11-19-2009) Jobless claims hold at 10-month low The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, holding at the lowest level since January, said a government report released Thursday. (11-19-2009) Mortgage loans: Record number are late Mortgage borrowers are still falling behind on their payments in record numbers, despite the many foreclosure prevention efforts initiated by the government and non-profits. (11-19-2009) Mixed forecasts for holiday spending The stock market is up. Consumer confidence is down. Unemployment is way up. Gas prices are down.
Markets
(11-20-2009) Wall Street: Mixed week ends on a low note Stocks fell Friday, capping a mostly down week, as investors remained jittery about the economy and the outlook for the technology sector. (11-20-2009) 2010 outlook: Flat is the new up If 2008 was the year the stock market almost died and 2009 was the year that the market miraculously sprung back to life, then what will 2010 be? (11-20-2009) Short-term Treasurys rally Read full story for latest details. (11-20-2009) Gold climbs to record high Read full story for latest details. (11-20-2009) Oil continues slide as dollar strengthens Oil slipped nearly 1% to below $77 on Friday as a stronger dollar weighed on prices and falling equities raised concern about the economy and the outlook for energy demand. (11-20-2009) Dollar gains ground The dollar rose for a second straight session Friday as investors cut exposure to risky assets and high-yield currencies ahead of a holiday-shortened week in the United States. (11-19-2009) The Masters of the Universe are back Mergers are all the rage in Corporate America again. Healthy companies are looking to take advantage of their strong balance sheets and surging stock prices to strike while the iron is hot. (11-19-2009) JPMorgan takes control of Cazenove Read full story for latest details. (11-19-2009) Gold hits fresh record high Read full story for latest details. (11-19-2009) Oil sinks on dollar, demand Read full story for latest details.