It's been said that cinema turns a mirror on the present time. At the worst, it's a slightly lagging indicator. And this fall, several movies will be released that imagine a dystopian near-future, on

Tuttle Asset Management is pleased to announce an update to our industry-recognized 100-Year Dow Chart & Technical Study, which includes the 2008 bludgeoning. Armed with the benefit of hindsight,

One of the beautiful things about convertible bonds in this environment is what's known in the trade as the "poison put." Virtually all convertible bonds, in the event of a cash takeover, c

Not to be left out of the list-making prediction craze, here are my top 10 for 2009:1. The Brand-Name Investment Banks Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place.And they’ll find themselves with ta

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community. Winter of

The US auto bailout is poised to give General Motors (GM) and Chrysler as much as $14 billion in emergency loans from taxpayers, with Ford (F) waiting in the wings for further support. Kevin Dep

Kevin Depew's Five Things You Need to Know to stay ahead of the pack on Wall Street:  Fed Considers Issuing Own Debt? According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal that first trickled

August 12, 2008, a date which will forever live in infamy, for that was the date I discovered and first made public the stunning relationship between the career arcs of the comedic dope-smoking duo C

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