The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a

Have you wished that back in the middle of 2003, you'd recognized that the economy was recovering, and that when Apple’s (AAPL) new Macs and iPods were starting to fly off the shelves, you'd pu

Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things th

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

I've been anxiously waiting for the fourth quarter to begin for months now because, based on the quarterly DeMark studies I follow, it will kick off a very unique inflection point across multiple glo

It seems that with each passing month, the data gods deliver more and more evidence that the woe begotten US housing market may finally be emerging from its years-long doldrums.Existing home sales: U

This morning, in the Wall Street Journal, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is quoted saying “If it’s not a government program, it’s basically not getting done.” While Stumpf’

On Wednesday, Tony Dwyer shared a historical chart of consumer credit on the Buzz & Banter, suggesting that the balance declines we've recently seen are bullish, and that they support the notion

Will housing come back -- and with a vengeance -- at some point? In my humble opinion, as sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow, it will happen. And that’s a major reason why I think home-b

It only took 18 months, but the fact that the US luxury real estate market is falling apart at the seams is finally starting to sink in.Yesterday's Wall Street Journal chronicled the plight of high-e