Last night Bloomberg printed an article about Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Here are the lowlights:1. There were 2.6 million defaults on residential mortgages in the first nine months of 20

I'd like to say I'm excited about Microsoft's (MSFT) latest operating system, Windows 7, which is hitting stores at just about the time you're reading this. Windows 7 is supposed to be faster, more s

“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” --Albert Einstein We often say time and price are the arbiters of our fi

Shares of financial services companies have rebounded fast and furiously since the market bottomed in early March. The sector is expected to be the best performer in the third quarter, with earnings

Home sales fell last month, and so be it. Every home that doesn’t get sold is another bailout I don’t have to finance.Congress included an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as

On Wednesday, Google (GOOG) unveiled a new add-on to its Google Toolbar in which users are able to comment on any website they visit.Dubbed Google Sidewiki, the feature opens a side panel where comme

“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” -Albert EinsteinWe often say time and price are the arbiters of our

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce our latest contributor, Gary Stern. Gary collaborated on Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge (Harper Collins) and The Troubl

positioned itself as a “green” company -- never mind that it’s in the same business as Chevron.When Chevron learned that 60 Minutes planned a potentially damning report ab

How’s this for an investment? Imagine that you could turn $35 million into $175 million by simply writing a check. That’s what billionaire and philanthropist George Soros did earlier this