When it comes to global manufacturing, Mexico is quickly emerging as the “new” China.According to corporate consultant AlixPartners, Mexico has leapfrogged China to be ranked as the cheap

With many wondering if the market is going to run out of steam soon, it may be time to look for some names that have underperformed in their sectors.With the price of oil on the rise, one name that d

Editor's note: The following is an edited version of the first edition of the Grail ETF & Equity Investor newsletter by Ron Coby & Denny Lamson using their proprietary Lamson Grail Timing Ind

Fears that rising oil prices will strangle the economic recovery and produce a double-dip recession appear overblown.A barrel of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange recently fetched $78.55, 4.2%

Dr. Pangloss, the effervescent optimist in Voltaire’s novel Candide, may have kindred spirits at the National Association for Business Economics.The Washington, DC-based trade group representin

The crude oil market has lost most of its popularity since it‘s no longer near $150 per barrel (no longer do oil-related topics dominate the main financial websites), but nonetheless, I’m

Earnings at Schlumberger (SLB) dropped by 48% during the third quarter as energy prices fell and low demand forced producers to cut back.The world’s largest provider of oil-field services, incl

China Picks Up the Pace China’s statistics bureau said the economy grew at an 8.9% pace in the third quarter from a year earlier, the fastest pace in a year, helped in part by stimulus spending

The mainstream press still looks enthralled with the story of the alleged fraud at Galleon and the technically meaningless milestone of the Dow busting through 10,000.But here at the ‘Ville, we

Demand for oil remains bearish with unemployment near 10%, slow economic growth ahead, and ample fuel supplies on hand. But the weak dollar and fear of inflation has led some to bet on oil as a hedge