Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Greetings from New

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 past c

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Greetings from a sl

Seriously, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet can’t possibly be serious when he says Europe takes the strong US dollar policy seriously.   ... Trichet said officials in

Insider trading is back, big time. On Friday, federal prosecutors and the SEC charged Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of New York hedge fund the Galleon Group, with insider trading in the stocks of sever

I was on three Tech Ticker segments Wednesday with Henry Blodget and Aaron Task:Inflation or Deflation?   Ask economists about their biggest concern about the US economy and you're likel

The threat of lawsuits often drives up the cost of healthcare, forcing doctors to order a round of defensive tests to protect themselves against possible malpractice claims.The world appears only sli

Editors 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 past co

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 communit

Firestone -- a name synonymous with Ohio, Ford (F), and the Indy 500 -- is credited as playing an integral role in shaping American culture and its economy over the last century. Once equipp