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

Late on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) upped the ante on its rivalry with Cisco (CSCO) when it announced its plans to purchase 3Com (COMS) for $7.90 per share in cash or $2.7 billion.3Com sells ent

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Cher sure got her wish last week, clocks (and stocks) both going back. Daylight -- and assorted other -- Savings disappeared as the Dow ended October with its worst one day point decline si

The S&P 500, down with the Dow, saw its six-session streak snapped, but markets shouldn’t have a microchip on their shoulders this morning after impressive earnings and an upbeat outlook ou

The S&P 500 is on its strongest streak in a month, with upbeat economic and earnings updates sending the index higher for a fourth successive session. Gold was good for another record though it w

On Friday, Microsoft (MSFT) announced that its board had adopted a say-on-pay plan that will allow investors to vote every three years on compensation for senior executives. We don't mean to be cynic

Editor's note: This article was originally published on the Buzz & Banter. It's being reposted here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Two days ago I buzzed on Ciena (CIEN) as one of my

It's the eternal options question: When, and on what, should you write calls?CXO Advisory highlights a recent academic study on the subject:"On what kind of stocks can covered call writers obtai

On OptionSmith, I last placed a trade in Google (GOOG) ahead of its earnings report, in which an iron condor was sold with the expectation that the stock would maintain a range between $420 to $450 a