1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnThe word credit comes from the Latin "credere" which means "to believe, or to trust." That's really all you need to know about the mode

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Exactly twelve months after its first close below 10,000 in almost four years, changed days indeed for the Dow. Amid seventieth birthday celebrations for The Wizard of Oz equities were all emerald ci

Good news for coffee addicts across the nation: You now have a more portable, convenient, and cheaper way to mainline caffeine every morning.For 20 years, Starbucks (SBUX) has been looking for a way

  In the mid-1980s, conspiracy buffs briefly shifted their attention to Atlanta from the grassy knoll and focused their fervid minds on Coca-Cola (KO). Some believed that New Coke -- rol

There was a new guy on my commuter bus and I swear he looked just like Danny Bonaduce from the Patridge Family. I better stop right there -- I’m dating myself.Asian stocks ended in negative ter

Greetings from New York where it’s hot and I have yet to find someone to play full-out hooky with me on the golf course. Thus I’ve gone from taping a Macke Unmuzzled video (this time feat

Like many other traders, I had a great idea in the back of my mind, just waiting to be researched and put into action. I knew that hysteria regarding the Swine Flu would cause certain stocks to jump

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Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter. It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Hello from New York where, due to technical