There will be blood all right and not just in oil, which suffered a steep drop to fall for the first day in four. As Twilight tweens screamed to see another gory story at the box office, S&P 500

Despite ballooning Fed reserves to bail out banks, money supply -- as measured by the growth in money supply with a zero maturity (MZM) (notes and coins, check accounts, savings deposits, and money-m

The US Commerce Department said retail sales rose 1.4% in October, surpassing the forecast 0.9% increase, but look for downbeat numbers when Sears Holdings (SHLD) reports third-quarter earnings Thurs

Getting kicked down stairs at a small home-improvement company made Kenneth Langone rich and has saved millions of do-it-yourselfers big bucks.In 1978, the legendary investor got into a tiff with the

In the job market, age may bring experience, but it also brings higher salary requirements and the possibility the candidate is out of touch with the latest technological trends.As unemployment climb

Home Depot Beats the Number Home Depot (HD) is out with third-quarter earnings today. The largest US retailer of home improvement products said earnings came in at $0.41 a share, $0.05 better than co

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

Minus the rain and the massive pile of leaves I had to deal with in my backyard, it was a terrific weekend. But as usual, it seemed just a little too short.Asian stocks rose overnight. The Hang Seng

The past quarter century was a fun one for the American consumer. But after all that borrowing and spending, consumers have re-discovered the benefits of thrift and prudence. This is good news for pe

Stocks stopped to catch their breath after recent robust rallies, but the Dow did post a fifth straight gain to end at its best level since October of ‘08. For the market overall, optimistic in