Remember the good old days when bands made money from album sales? As a reasonably successful bassist who goes by the name Paul McCartney once said, “John and I literally used to sit down and s

Stocks slipped after disappointing data blew in from the Windy City via a weaker than expected Chicago PMI report. See also Chicago PMI Freezes the Bulls. Maybe markets simply needed to CIT (CIT

Editor's Note: This article was written by Chris Tormey, who is presently retired. Until March 2009, he was a partner at SpearpointCapital, a Global Macro Hedge Fund located in New York City.I didn&r

One to watch: Animal spirits will rein on Wall Street at the end of this dog day of August as America’s largest pet-supply retailer announces earnings after the close. PetSmart (PETM) hopes to

1) Five Themes for 2009 Midyear ScorecardNow that the first six months of the year are in our rear view mirror, let's take a quick look at Five Themes for 2009 and see how they stack up here at the h

Thank the late, unlamented Soviet Union for cordless tools, scratch-resistant lenses and precision global-positioning software. dl#heads{ background: url(http://image.minyanville.com/assets/F

With White Snake echoing in my crowded keppe and a multitude of crosscurrents jockeying for attention, I wanted to clear the mechanism and scribe some vibes as a follow up to yesterday’s mornin

Editor's Note: The following post is courtesy of Dr. Duru. This is the second part of a 2-part series. Part 1 can be found here.Two weeks ago, I used data on options expiring on February 20, 2009 to

Editor's Note: This piece is by Rolfe Winkler, of OptionARMageddon.We're not quite as healthy as we thought we were. The Wall Street Journal reports that "JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Chief Ex

After nearly 3 years of bleeding cash, US homebuilders are on shaky ground. The market for new homes is being decimated by rampant overbuilding during the boom, and by the flood of bank-owned propert