There will be blood all right and not just in oil, which suffered a steep drop to fall for the first day in four. As Twilight tweens screamed to see another gory story at the box office, S&P 500

(Editor's Note: Minyanville welcomes back Jessie Smith, who is sharing her journey from financial fiasco to fiscal fitness every Tuesday and Thursday in Going for Broke ... and Back.)“A journey

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This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I don’t have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe. Although very little commentary is provided, a fu

Editor's Note: This article was written by energy journalist and government energy adviser John C.K. Daly of OilPrice.com, which offers free information and analysis on energy and commodities. The si

Stocks stopped to catch their breath after recent robust rallies, but the Dow did post a fifth straight gain to end at its best level since October of ‘08. For the market overall, optimistic in

As noted earlier this week in my article “Inventory in Semiconductors Looking Lean”, most of it has improved with the exception of hardware OEMs. Within that classification, one of the su

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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

Expectation is the root of all heartache. -William Shakespeare Recap and Set-UpAs the S&P 500 Index weakens to approach the area I'd outlined in the Bull Market Timer weekly update on October 25,