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

Bank overdraft fees that can turn a cup of coffee into a $40 expense disproportionately hit the young and the poor, consumer groups are complaining to Congress.Last year, overdraft fees -- charges wh

Yesterday, biz TV went ga-ga over Toll Brothers (TOL) order numbers and the “unbelievable” 6.9% cancellation rate. Similarly, on Tuesday Beazer Homes (BZH) reported a shockingly bullish p

Last night Bloomberg printed an article about Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Here are the lowlights:1. There were 2.6 million defaults on residential mortgages in the first nine months of 20

Yesterday, in Unregulated Credit Card Rates Are Breaking Down Consumers, I wrote "If ever there were screams of "Please regulate me," these actions by First Premier and Citigroup (C) m

Crazy day yesterday. I didn’t make it home till after 9 p.m., thanks in part to a bus ride from H-E double hockey sticks. Why is construction work always in full swing during rush hour?The Hang

Yesterday, playing the role of Martin Luther, Messers Tim Geithner and Larry Summers nailed their “95 Theses” (okay, 90 fewer than that) to the op-ed page of the Washington Post, publicly

CEOs of America: Meet your enemy. His name... is Feinberg.The Obama administration, in its ongoing effort to quell public outrage over CEO compensation, hired Kenneth R. Feinberg to act as arbit

Editor's Note: The following post is courtesy of Dr. Duru. This is the second part of a 2-part series. Part 1 can be found here.Two weeks ago, I used data on options expiring on February 20, 2009 to

Editor's Note: This piece is by Rolfe Winkler, of OptionARMageddon.We're not quite as healthy as we thought we were. The Wall Street Journal reports that "JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Chief Ex