Sales of new houses fell in September, sending many builders’ stocks lower Wednesday. It seems the market wrote checks based on previous good news from the sector that the economy can’t y

As earnings results poured in over the past week and a half, all I could imagine were the emails from the CEOs of various American-based multinationals to our leaders in Washington.Such as one like t

There are bull markets and bear markets, but do we now have a schizophrenic market?Caterpillar (CAT), the world’s largest maker of construction equipment, offered an upbeat earnings outlook Tue

Nothing clarifies the priorities of a working mom better than a sick child. As if I needed any reminding, that message is top of mind for me this week as I help my daughter work through a rough spell

Ugh! I’ve got a sore throat today. Ricola!Asian stocks sank overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 1.45% and 1.18%, respectively. European stocks were, however, in slightly positive t

Adolf Dassler & Rudolf Dassler Arguments erupted daily and anecdotal evidence suggests the tipping point came while they were hidden in a bomb shelter."The dirty bastards are back again,&

I woke up this morning and immediately felt sweat beads forming on my face. Apparently the volume on my alarm was turned way down, and it had been going off for a solid 42 mi

Caterpillar (CAT), the industrial conglomerate, said the US missed an opportunity with its recent $787 billion economic stimulus plan. According to Bloomberg, the company called the infrastructure po

Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar (CAT) reported its first quarterly net loss in 16 years, underscoring the severity of the worldwide economic slowdown. The maker of bulldozers and excavators reporte

Even though less than 1% of all bags are permanently lost by airlines, that still translates to more 400,000 pieces of luggage annually, according to a joint study by Wichita State and The University