Earnings season is in full throttle, which means it’s time, yet again, to examine the expectations game and whether or not earnings season really matters.The big takeaway from this season, so f

Editor's Note: This article was written by Reid Holloway, a consultant who created The RLH Volatility Model.Boots on the ground means to use direct contact and information-gathering skills (your boot

On Wednesday, Google (GOOG) unveiled a new add-on to its Google Toolbar in which users are able to comment on any website they visit.Dubbed Google Sidewiki, the feature opens a side panel where comme

Inquiring minds are wondering: How overpriced is the S&P?It's an excellent question, given that the bulls feel the market is headed much higher while the bears feel the opposite after a remarkabl

1) Dog Days of Summer? Not for the MarketWe are in deep in the final throes of August, the dog days of summer they call it, though here in New York it's not forecast to crack above 80 degrees this we

It seems these days that the entire world is gasping at, of all things, minor twitches in out-month VIX futures. Earlier this week, Bloomberg’s strength ebbed and I caught them as, overcome, th

Raising a gifted child, one who is pursuing a talent to championship or professional levels, is not cheap. Classes. Coaches. Competition entry fees. Transportation. Equipment. It adds up quickly, and

Greetings from New York where I lack any Trust that there’s anything in the “Bing” deal between Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT), which has never shaken off becoming a Dow componen

Not to put a damper on the party, but anyone else out there getting the feeling we're a little overbought here? Heck -- even Roubini is sounding a bit optimistic. Asian stocks came to life overn

Market research outfit NPD reported June video-game-industry sales data last night, and the numbers weren't pretty. As is befitting a consumer recession, software sales were down 29%; hardware droppe