This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I don’t have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe. Although very little commentary is provided, a fu

“Goodbye safe havens, hello risky assets” seemed to be the theme during the past week as investors placed their bets on a global economic recovery, propelling stocks and other risky asset

If you own a TV, know someone who owns a TV, or are at all familiar with this whole TV thing, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming nationwide transition from the traditional analog feed to

You ever hear of that old axiom "guilt by association" - the logical fallacy that pins fault on the uninvolved and is completely inadmissible in a court of law? Well, American Express (AXP)

For the last 2 decades, wherever Wall Street went, the art market was sure to follow. This time, it’s following it right over a cliff. For nearly a decade, the great bubble in art nicely inflat

As the head of a charity, I’ve been hearing that many corporate charitable budgets are being slashed for 2009. But I found a silver lining: There are some that are actually incre

So, did I miss anything while observing the holiday?The wheels officially wobbled off the financial wagon as equity markets caught up with the deep freeze in credit. The supply was harsh, relentless

Hey, buddy, can you spare a few billion? Robert A. Lutz, vice chairman at General Motors (GM), says automakers deserve as much as $50 billion in government-backed loans needed to build the fuel-effic

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows