Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) fourth-quarter earnings reflect its continued effort to expand through acquisition and deliver end-to-end data services.The company is scheduled to release earnings Mond

The chorus of “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”, music by John Kellette, and lyrics by James Kendis, James Brockman, and Nat Vincent, first performed on Broadway in 1918 (That’s r

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Following today’s inventory data -- as unleaded gasoline prices are off some 5% to $1.95 but remain near 52-week highs -- it's apparent that this market could be due for a big pullback as the s

The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a

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Almost everything I read about gold in the media suggests that it's going higher. Many suggest that it will even double or triple in price. Some of the fundamental reasons given are inflation, govern

If you listen closely, you can almost hear “Gentlemen, start your chainsaws,” as regulators and politicians in Washington begin to contemplate the fate of our “too big to fail&rdquo

This has surely been an exciting week for gold and silver investors. The post-Halloween rally, which I mentioned in a previous Premium Update, took metals and corresponding stocks substantially highe

I argued the bull case for gold in my posts over the past few months (see Gold Bullion -- Regaining Its Shine?, Gold Bullion Glitters Brightly and Gold Bullion -- Challenging $1,000. With the gold pr