My favorite Peanuts cartoon was Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football. I’m sure you all remember them: Lucy convinces Charlie Brown she’ll hold the ball while he kicks it. But every ti

Back in the day, I remember walking down Water Street in New York City and hearing two electricians about 10 feet off the ground on a ladder, in the cold, discussing JDS Uniphase (JDSU). They were be

Editor's Note: The following is a free edition of Jeff Cooper's Daily Market Report. For a 2-week trial FREE trial, click here.Let me live ‘neath your spellDo do that voodoo that you do so well

Sometimes, there’s no explanation. For 3 days this week, the market did absolutely nothing. It sold off on bad news, then would rally back to where it had been -- a sign of strength. Today, th

Airplane maker Boeing (BA) has been taking it on the chin from several angles. For one, a sluggish economy means that demand for air travel and airplanes is less than stellar. Additionally, its 

“Can I get an angioplasty with that?” As Fortune magazine reported at the time:“The parent company of Ground Round had run out of money, and it was ceasing operations immedi

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1. The Commodification of Violence; or, We Specialize in Small OrdersThere's much violence in the news these days. So much, in fact, that a certain commodification of it is required to win my attenti

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