Social Mood Fuels the China Bull"China, despite its 5,000-year burden of history, has emerged as a dynamo of optimism, experimentation and growth," enthuses a Time magazine piece about Chin

American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they're hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosit

Editor's Note: Matthew Beller is a former employee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He currently works for a private investment firm in Los Angeles, California

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist, Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Las

One of the option strategies I often warn against more than recommend is the basic covered call. This may seem odd given that covered calls -- in which one buys underlying stock and sells a related c

Stocks slumped in the final hour of trading, gains gone in 60 minutes after an intraday downgrade by respected Rochdale researcher Dick Bove (rhymes with pay, which is also under attack) of Wells Far

After last week’s weakness, I’ve been cuing up potential shorts in the event we continue and actually follow through to the downside. As I scanned the sectors, one that jumped out was the

Way back when, Labor Day was meant to give folks some time to harvest what they had planted in Spring.Same goes for today’s stock market. If you went long in March, now’s the time pack u

Ben Goldstein (not his real name) is a 30-year-old corporate attorney and executive at an outsourcing firm in Manhattan. He earns a 6-figure salary and manages his own 7-figure investment portfolio.

There's trouble coming for wheat. Last week, both the US and Canadian crop forecasts were released. Both countries are predicting the wheat crop for 2009 will be 18-20% below the 2008 harvest. Howeve