Americans love Prada, Gucci, and stylish Italian suits, but will they trust Italian engineering and buy a Chrysler with a Fiat engine?The Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday that Chrysler is betting

It’s becoming common knowledge that commodity-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have some basic design flaws that not only affect their performance but also have an impact on the very futures

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Love It or Hate It, a regular dual-column feature that will capture the love-hate relationship America has with some of its biggest, most controversial companies. For

Editor's Note: This is Part 3 in a multiple-part series. Part 1 can be found here, Part 2 can be found here, and Part 4 can be found here. This series is the result of a question from Minyan Do

Not much has changed since we last spoke. I'm just sitting tight vacationing in the US with my assets in dollars. Everyone is negative on the dollar, for good reason, but that fact alone could, and I

Berkshire for BNI Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) will acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI) for the remaining 77.4% of outstanding shares the company doesn’t already own.The

The Greek SystemBeing an options trader can sometimes feel like belonging to a fraternity; some gravitate toward the academic minded, some are athletically oriented, and some of us just go all-out An

In recent times, I've lost a lot of enthusiasm for Panera Bread (PNRA). The stale menu, deteriorating ingredient quality, and presentation skills killed my loyalty as a customer. The lack of focus on

As the US economy continues to pull itself out of a recession and the dollar continues to show signs of weakness, many have turned to the Asian continent to seek above-average returns -- and there ar

By now, virtually every investor has heard the argument that the US dollar is slated to lose its status as the global reserve currency. And that’s good -- as far as it goes.What’s bad is