The S&P 500 fell for a fourth straight session -- its steepest drop since October 1st -- ensuring a close below the 50-day moving average as a 12% jump in the VIX had investors holding their

If you ever find yourself in Springfield (state unknown) and have a sudden craving for something cold, sweet, and spicy, I’d highly recommend the chutney-flavored Squishee at the local Kwik-E-M

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

Hello, eh, from New York where despite belt-and-suspenders levels of caution I managed to catch a nasty case of Canadian-ism on my fishing trip. As it turns out, all Canadians wear belts and suspende

During the week marking the second anniversary of the start of the credit crunch, stocks, copper, nickel, zinc, and sugar recorded fresh 2009 highs. But the celebrations came to an abrupt end as caut

“Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go. If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna loose control.” -- .38 SpecialGood morning and welcome back to the holiday pack. As starting players hit

The Mighty Geithner, Keeper of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, says that 10 banks may repay a combined $68 billion in taxpayer-backed loans.Anywhere outside Washington, a lender would eagerly acce

In its ongoing attempt to rewrite the rules of what's quickly becoming our quasi-capitalist nation, the Obama Administration is weighing options that would expand compensation restrictions to all cor

The double standard continues. There seems to be no limit to the amount of money the federal government is willing to spend to prop up our broken financial system. But when it comes to putting money

Fire! Banish! Decapitate! For many, these are the words that spring to mind when considering some of America’s top CEOs. Popular anger towards AIG (AIG) is running so high that Barney Frank, ch