Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

This Time, It's DifferentBen Bernanke's career will be analyzed and written about for many years. But the one thing that's caused me the most pain is his bringing the term "green shoots" in

Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and a university in his 22-yea

KB Home (KBH), the fifth-largest US homebuilder, reported better-than-expected earnings after the company switched to a new line of smaller, cheaper units that give customers plenty of options i

In a bone-chilling trend, sales of handguns have been soaring in recent months. People are arming themselves in preparation for the apocalypse. This alarming upswing has been attributed to 2&nbs

Editor's Note: Annette Solyst is a longtime Minyanville reader. This is her second op-ed for the site.Leaving the Lincoln Tunnel, one emerges into view of one of the world’s most beautiful skyl

Senator Barack Obama is a either a naïf or a ninny. Based on his tax proposals, the key to any economic program, the nincompoop out-points the naïf. Here’s why: Obama proposes to rais

Imagine you’re running a marathon. Against incredible odds, you’re in first place. The finish line is just yards away; as you cross it, triumphant, the feeling of ecstasy immediately vani

Volatile swings and crushing losses in the stock market are enough to drive you crazy. Literally. The phones of psychologists in New York have been ringing off the hook as Wall Street’s executi

While October may be the cruelest month, its final week was even crueler: It gave us false hope. The Dow was up 10%, the S&P was up 11% - their biggest one-week gains since 1974. Even staid blue-