Considering the frustration percolating among commercial real estate bears, I'll risk beating the proverbial dead horse and re-repeat my thesis for stubbornly sticking with short positions in the iSh

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With the IShares DJ US Real Estate (IYR) up 50% from the March 6 lows, I'm not the only bear on commercial real estate (CRE) wondering whether this sector has seen its worst days and is ready for a c

If you follow this column, then you know I’ll be at home with my wife and kids ringing in the New Year. I’m looking forward to it - there's nothing in this world that I love more tha

In 1900, The Ladies Home Journal made a series of predictions about what the world would look like in the year 2000. Some of the predictions were eerily prescient (“Photographs will be telegrap

Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne? I realize it’s a couple of months too early but has there been a more approp

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

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips