There’s an old joke in Silicon Valley about Oracle (ORCL) founder and CEO Larry Ellison:Q: What’s the difference between God and Larry Ellison?A: God doesn’t think he’s Larry

An ocean of black led to a sea of red with Wall Street declining as EIA data showed oil inventories up and demand off. For related content see The Untapped Energy Riches of Uzbekistan. The Dow s

Demand for Treasuries Continues to Soar The US sold a record $81 billion in bonds this week -- a new record, but investors sucked it all up, alleviating concerns that the huge supply would overwhelm

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This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I’m about to leave Cape Town for a visit to the colder environs of Switzerland and Slovenia. Although reduced commentary is provid

Next week will be light as earnings season is starting to come to a close and there isn’t a lot of economic data due to Wednesday's Veterans Day holiday (the bond market is closed but the stock

Everything we know about classic economic theory suggests the US economy should be experiencing Zimbabwe-like hyperinflation right now, thanks to the nearly $2.2 trillion the US Federal Reserve has p

Open up that fortune cookie and the message couldn’t be simpler: The Chinese economy is going gangbusters.The boys in Beijing managed to drive home a near 9% real GDP growth rate in the third q

Even as the economy seems to be stabilizing, foreclosures in the US climbed to a record in the third quarter, affecting nearly 938,000 properties, according to a report by Realty Trac.This compares t

JPMorgan Chase Adds to Earnings Beats Earnings season is off to a good start with Intel (INTC) beating the “numbah” last night.Now JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) results are also adding to