Next week traders will be focused economic data, the FOMC statement, and Research in Motion (RIMM) earnings. The economic data will be highlighted by Leading Indicators due out Monday and then Durabl

Monday and Friday of next week will be light on data but Tuesday through Thursday will be very busy. Traders will be watching for the PPI, CPI, Philadelphia Fed, Housing Starts and Retail sales to na

Signs of stability characterized trading on financial markets during the past week. As investors placed their bets on a global economic recovery, equities, base metals, and crude oil made further hea

Happy Happy, Joy JoyUS stock futures are higher this morning, boosted in part by sentiment in Asia. Word that China’s economy may be leading the region out of the economic downturn caused

Monday, May 4 Economics 10:00 Construction Spending -1.4% 10:00 Pending Home Sales 0.0% Earnings Before: B, DISCA, ETR, MNKD, PEG, SOHU, S, TSN After: CHK, CRK, EOG, FMC, FST, HLF, HOLX, LF, MYGN, N,

The Holy Grail de jour of financial market prognostication is predicting the bottom in housing. It's a fool's errand, however. Investing based on a perceived end to declining property values has&

According to Bloomberg, the New York Times Company (NYT) said today that advertising revenue at its newspapers and Web sites fell 13% in May. It was the biggest monthly decline this year for the third

To drill or not to drill? What's good for offshore drillers such as Transocean (RIG), Noble Corporation (NE) and ENSCO (ESV) isn't necessarily good for consumers. Even a major oil discovery off the co

South Africa’s electricity provider, Eskom, was given permission to raise prices another 13.3 percent (starting in July) after already being given permission to raise prices 14.2 percent, for a

Social networking is moving from infancy to adolescence, as the market landscape evolves and competing business models vie for superiority.Venture capitalists are betting LinkedIn can thrive in an inc