A 40-year veteran of small-cap investing, Bill Nasgovitz never used to concern himself much with the broader macro picture of the US economy. A dedicated, bottoms-up value investor, Nasgovitz simply

In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod

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Tonight at Yankee Stadium, Pedro Martinez will take the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies against Andy Pettite of the New York Yankees. The Yankees are leading the series 3-2 and have a chance to w

Open up that fortune cookie and the message couldn’t be simpler: The Chinese economy is going gangbusters.The boys in Beijing managed to drive home a near 9% real GDP growth rate in the third q

Stocks rebounded sharply on upbeat earnings and economics, with Leading Indicators posting their strongest six month performance since 1983. Amazon.com’s (AMZN) after-hours surge on stella

How long, O Lord, how long? It's always good to remember that the stock market is not the economy. Every day I come into the office to find literally dozens of emails complaining that the market is i

King Dollar looks more and more like the court jester. The currency fell to a 14-month low last week. In fact, the US dollar index is now off more than 15% from its March high. More to the point, som

The yellow metal continues to shine, with everyone bearish on the dollar and bullish on gold. Australia yesterday jacked up its official rate by 25 bps to 3.25%, which investment pros think could be

I’m becoming increasingly convinced that the upcoming earnings season will produce bifurcated results with larger companies generating at or above consensus results while smaller, more US-centr