Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here.  And his "thank you note" to Ben here. This is for illustrative purposes only and isn't an offer to buy or

As America prepares to tuck into turkeys, Byrd became our longest serving lawmaker, Birds Eye is being bought by Blackstone (BX) and yesterday’s equity action was one for the birds. With h

Birds are singing, the sun is shining, and life is beautiful again. On the surface, the vital signs of our economy are improving with every economic report. In some areas, like unemployment, the rate

Avian influenza (H5N1), sometimes known as bird flu, is a highly contagious animal disease caused by viruses that infect birds and, less commonly, pigs. On rare occasions it has crossed over to human

In my first article for Minyanville, "Riding the Elliott Wave", I wrote about a probable large Elliott Wave Flat pattern at the Cycle level of degree that spanned the period from 2000 to 20

Editor's Note: The following is a free edition of Jeff Cooper's Daily Market Report. For a 2-week trial FREE trial of his daily commentary and nightly day and swing trading picks, click here.She's a

Vampires are a poor man’s Faust, and everyone knows the bargain goes bad. But zombies are a metaphor lively enough to encompass slavery, Nazis, capitalism, infectious disease, consumerism, and

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series on luxury travel bargains. Did you hear that the recession is over? Well, the travel industry hasn’t gotten the news. They’re still flying on

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Did you know MinyanLand has full-length family-friendly cartoons and movie previews? Visit the Main Street Theater for an exclusive interview with the creators of Up.In Pixar's latest animated movie,