Author: Samuel robinson

The market changed little today as earnings week started. There is talk on whether or not rates will be raised. Experts are talking about giving banks holdings in case of losses so that the bailouts will not affect the consumer...

Reports & Statistics Retail sales for the month of September fell less than anticipated, coming in 1.5 percent lower versus the predication for a 2.1 percent decline.1  The National Retail Federation has issued a...

Honestly, I am not sure why so many people were surprised by Intel and JP Morgan’s earnings. Chip makers typically do better when college students go back to school. Schools may need new software and students usually buy...

As the Dow and S&P head towards key round numbers, this week will likely deliver some interesting opportunities. The Dow is widely expected to breach the 10,000 level while the S&P possibly clears 1100. Retail sales and...

We are seeing the rush into Gold and Silver as the USD continues to weaken again.  It seems like this is a broken record but right now it doesn’t look like anything can stop this freight train at the moment. ...

Huge week ahead of us as we have big time earnings coming out from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. along with Google Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., Intel Corp., IBM...

Reports & Statistics Data from the Institute for Supply Management showed expansion in the service sector with the non-manufacturing index rising to 50.9. Expectations were for a gain to 50.0.1  According to the...

October 7th, 2009 – Aim Small, Miss Small? A spotlight hits earnings this week as fewer economic reports are on tap. Investors appear to be keeping the big picture in mind as they sift for clues to potential rebound. Of...

Crude trading higher in the last few days after bouncing off the major support of $65.05.  Last week we saw horrible economic data with consumer confidence and non-farm payrolls  falling way below expectations. ...