Banking on an economic rebound and better times ahead, investors have pushed hard into US Steel (X) recently. Shares of the Pittsburgh-based company, which has a market capitalization of nearly $6 bi

The S&P 500 posted its best third quarter performance since the breakup of The Beatles but fell for a second successive week after the unemployment rate rose to a level last seen in 1983. Stocks

What a nasty day it was yesterday. My umbrella blew inside out and broke like a Popsicle stick and I ended up getting soaked. It looked like I just got out of the shower by the time I got to the offi

Investors feared a hangover after the recent run up in equities, especially since Anheuser-Busch InBev’s CEO rang yesterday’s opening bell, but they needn’t have worried. Indeed it&

The Rio Tinto (RTP) employee being held by Chinese authorities has been accused of espionage. According to the Wall Street Journal, Stern Hu, general manager of Rio’s iron-ore division in China

Editor's Note: This post is by David Russell, of OptionMONSTER.After chalking up gains in steelmaker Arcelor Mittal (MT), at least 1 major institutional trader is locking in profits and bet

Senator Barack Obama is a either a naïf or a ninny. Based on his tax proposals, the key to any economic program, the nincompoop out-points the naïf. Here’s why: Obama proposes to rais

Imagine you’re running a marathon. Against incredible odds, you’re in first place. The finish line is just yards away; as you cross it, triumphant, the feeling of ecstasy immediately vani

Volatile swings and crushing losses in the stock market are enough to drive you crazy. Literally. The phones of psychologists in New York have been ringing off the hook as Wall Street’s executi

While October may be the cruelest month, its final week was even crueler: It gave us false hope. The Dow was up 10%, the S&P was up 11% - their biggest one-week gains since 1974. Even staid blue-