Stocks surged, the Dow’s best day since July taking it back above 10,000 as gold rallied for a fourth straight session (see Why Gold Could Still Triple From Here). US worker productivity posted

The financial crisis that began in August 2007 had relatively little to do with traditional bank lending…Its prime cause was the rise and fall of "securitized lending," which allow

Stocks rose on the first day of fall, sending major averages to fresh highs for the year, but betting your bottom dollar was also the order of the day as the greenback slid to a twelve month low agai

Minyan Morning MemoOne to watch: Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the close. As the world’s largest maker of networking equipment and a member of the Dow it is

1) Consumer Prices Prices Suggest Little Deflation Risk- Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2009That's the actual headline on the Wall Street Journal's Consumer Price Index story this morning. It was writt

Life Insurers Get Bailed Out The Treasury Department has greenlighted making $22 billion in TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds available for a select number of US life insurers. According to

Editor's Note: James Kostohryz was formerly the head of international investments for a major Brazilian investment bank. A rebound in housing?It's possible, and the consequences could be explosive. I

As the accompanying table from Bespoke makes clear, with 20% of the S&P 500 companies reporting, 2009 won't become the Great Depression II, as better-than-expected first-quarter 2009 ea

The story of the day was Citigroup (C): The government decided it would take a bigger stake in the company. The government also said it would make significant changes to Citi’s board. The marke

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