Dollar Crashes to Record Low
Scott Pelley: “You have what degree of confidence in your ability to control ?”
Ben Bernanke: “100%” – 60 Minutes 12/5/2010
The U.S. dollar took another...
Still No Recovery in Housing
March data for housing starts, building permits, and existing home sales came out this week. All three economic indicators continue to point to a...
Bank Stocks Signal Trouble
The KBW Bank stock index has a real troubling look. Bank stocks are rolling over. The bank index is down almost 10% from its...
Investors Flock to Consumer Staples
Hitting new highs last week were a number of consumer non-cyclical (staples) stocks. Household names, including Kraft, Coca-Cola, JM Smucker, HJ Heinz, Unilever, and Hershey...
Are Investors Expecting too Much From Earnings?
Alcoa kicked off the first-quarter earnings season this week with a big thud. The aluminum producer reported strong earnings, but Alcoa shares dropped as...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis
The S&P 500 is at a key technical level. The bounce-back rally from the March low has failed to surpass the February 18th high....
Chinese Fraud: Tip of the Iceberg?
Welcome to the first post in our new Stock Market Movers column. This new area of the website will focus on explaining and analyzing...
Import Price Inflation Leaps
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest import price index. Import prices spiked 2.7% in March, and they are up 9.7% over...
5 Tax Tips to Save You Time and Money
Tax season is here again. The tax filing deadline for 2011 is April 18. The IRS is giving taxpayers an extra three days to...
Inflation Expectations Surge
This is a scary looking chart. The chart shows the 10 year breakeven inflation rate. This is the inflation rate that investors are anticipating...