By Stan Abrams (Guest Post) You’ve seen this one before. The chick with average looks uses an ugly friend to make herself look good in comparison? Classic ploy that is often effective, particularly when you...
Read MoreBy Charles Rotblut (Guest Post) As our latest weekly Sentiment Survey results indicate, bearish sentiment continues to fester among individual investors. It seems that every time investors see a glimmer of hope for the...
Read MoreBy Bruce Krasting (Guest Post) There were three important developments in mega mortgage refinancing story in the past week. Clearly there is something in the works. The questions are, “What?” and...
Read MoreBy EconMatters When President Obama delivered his much anticipated jobs speech on Sep. 8, I was actually driving on one of those highways the President said would benefit from the infrastructure spending included in his proposed...
Read MoreBy EconMatters Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and a decade of the lasting influence 9/11 has had on life, policy and culture worldwide. When the attack took place, I was on my way...
Read MoreBy Frank Holmes (Guest Post) Markets in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and Korea are closed next week as people across Asia celebrate Moon Festival, one of the culture’s most beloved holidays along with Chinese...
Read MoreBy Doug Short (Guest Post) September is off to a weak start, and futures have taken a tumble on an even worse September start in Europe.President Obama already addressed congress with a jobs plan on Sep. 8, and on Sep. 21,...
Read MoreBy Central Bank News (Guest Post) The past week in central banking saw interest rate announcements from 17 central banks around the world. Just 4 of those central banks announced changes to interest rates: Armenia cut...
Read MoreBy Frank Holmes (Guest Post) A boxer’s stamina is judged by how quickly he rebounds from a blow. Strength of a country, then, could be measured by how quickly the economy can bounce back from a crisis. The...
Read MoreBy Central Bank News (Guest Post) The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained the Main refinancing operations rate unchanged at 1.50%, the Marginal lending facility at 2.25% and Deposit facility at 0.75%. The Bank said:...
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