Last week's market tug of war seemed to be better than expected U.S. earning versus European woes. Europe clearly won Friday as the markets spent...
Since day one of Ben Bernanke's testimony did not provide any clear signs of when we could see another round of quantitative easing, Big Ben has...
The Dodd-Frank Act, the financial reform measures that Congress passed in the summer of 2010, (or more aptly name The Frankly-Do-nothing Act)...
Friday's stock indices all closed markedly higher, which came after huge higher gap opens. What happened in between the higher gap opens and the...
In the fallout from the 2008 global financial crisis, there have been moments that have been driven by pure fear. These are the moments when it...
"The Eurocollapse is coming, the Eurocollapse is coming!" US markets finished lower Monday pricing in the expectation that the upcoming EU Summit...
In 2002 a film entered movie theatres across the country and quickly became successful for its comedic value and charm: My Big Fat Greek Wedding....
"Mirror, mirror on the wall; who's the most rigged of them all?" The mirror in this fairy tale of "free markets" responds "Boxing. No wait, I'm...
Let's take another look at a more advanced technical tool - Bollinger Bands. These were developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s. In simple terms,...
It's just another day in the new financial-bizzaro world where any little piece of data may move the markets. Forget imploding Europe or mounting...
Day trading is probably one of the most misunderstood labels in the industry. Some people might picture a random trader acting like a cowboy just...
There's always a bright side to things, just ask the markets. All three headline composites of the latest Case Shiller home price index were...
One of the biggest moments for the markets can come when there is a key news release or fresh fundamental data. Buyers and sellers seem to wrestle...
Sorry Fraud street bankers, your friends at the Treasury may be limiting your access to the golden goose. According to a report released by...
While the sobering news from Europe has finally started to weigh on US stocks, I thought I'd add gasoline to the fire and remind everyone of the...
When Ben Bernanke was appointed as Chairman of the Federal Reserve seven years ago, the national debt was $7,932,709,661,723.50. For those of you...
A question I often receive is, "How can there be more buyers or sellers at one price? Isn't there a buyer for every seller and a seller for every...
It seems that the main "drink" on the menu for the market is the FOMC report which will be served during tomorrow afternoon's cocktail hour, after...
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