Durable Goods Drop: Good or Bad for Stocks?
Durable goods orders cratered last month. The Bloomberg analyst poll had predicted a drop of 4%, but the final report showed a shocking decline...
Aviators, Regulators and Speculators
After seven months of negotiating with the FTC, US Airways and AMR Corp (parent of American Airlines) have been told that the government will...
Hedge Fund Ad Blitz
Get ready for the hedge fund ad blitz because soon they'll be in your living room selling their wares. Don't believe the hype. You...
United States vs. the World
During the collapse of 2008 and through the rebound of 2009 U.S. markets and foreign markets closely tracked one another. But toward the end...
Beware Air Pockets!
If you’re going to chase bubbles, you had better watch out for air pockets! By May 22nd the Nikkei 225 was up more than...
Apple, Corporate Taxes and Congress
Senator Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, invited Apple CEO Tim Cook up to Capitol Hill to testify on what...
Is this Rally all about the Fed?
The relentless rise in the U.S. stock market over recent months has emboldened the perma-bulls. The business news cable networks are parading out this crowd in all of their glory to gloat over the market’s rise.
VIDEO: Expectations for Central Banks Concern Plosser
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May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser talks about global central bank policies, the U.S. economy and stocks. Plosser,...
Mini Flash Crash
Here’s a snapshot of last week’s mini flash crash initiated by a false tweet. Trading programs scour social media and then trade on the...
Stocks Hit New Highs: Bear Market on the Way?
Today stocks hit new all-time highs on the S&P 500. Happy days, right? Not so fast. Here’s what’s scary about the stock market’s recent...