As we’ve all learned by now, hope is not a strategy.Still, Lowe’s (LOW) Chief Executive Robert Niblock tried to evoke that feeling of hopefulness in announcing the company’s dismal

Stocks slid, as the impressive "alphabet equities" of August including AIG (AIG) (-20.5%) and CIT (CIT) (-15.5%) discovered September sings a different song. See also Why AIG Will

To investors, some of the homebuilding stocks now look like the fantasy McMansions of their dreams.In the past six months, KB Home (KBH) went up more than 70%; D.R. Horton (DHI) cli

The recent homebuilding data has been strong; does this mean that housing is bottoming? Kevin Depew debates both sides of this trade.

It appears even the embattled homebuilding industry is getting rosy-eyed, finding enough "green shoots" of economic recovery to stick their shovels back into the ground.In May, US buil

Got delayed this morning. Two guys in an orange car -- let's call them Bo and Luke Duke, despite the fact that their car lacked a Rebel flag -- managed to nick my bus. Asian stocks finished mixe

I’d be a liar if I said the economy and the stock market’s precipitous collapse doesn’t faze me. After all, my livelihood is tied to their ultimate success. However, I’d also

I finally got to bed early last night - the first time in probably a month. I figured I’d wake up refreshed and raring to go. No such luck.Asian markets were a bit of a mixed bag with the Hang

Fears about the intensity of the global recession and renewed skepticism regarding the beleaguered financial sector fueled a flight to safety during the past holiday-shortened trading week. President

Monday, January 12 Economics Earnings Before: SCHW, MTB After: AA Events UBS Greater China Conference Deutsche Bank Securities Global Markets Outlook Conference - Singapore Mortgage Securities Associ