In what should be no surprise, banks are cutting back on small business loans. Please consider CNN Money's Small business loans: $10 billion evaporates.  Eight months after President Obama bega

How is the consumer feeling?Not so great, it turns out.We learned this week that the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) slipped to 47.7 this month from 53.4 last month. Consumers’ perceptions of c

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Earnings at Schlumberger (SLB) dropped by 48% during the third quarter as energy prices fell and low demand forced producers to cut back.The world’s largest provider of oil-field services, incl

The mainstream press still looks enthralled with the story of the alleged fraud at Galleon and the technically meaningless milestone of the Dow busting through 10,000.But here at the ‘Ville, we

Demand for oil remains bearish with unemployment near 10%, slow economic growth ahead, and ample fuel supplies on hand. But the weak dollar and fear of inflation has led some to bet on oil as a hedge

The bears strongly believe we’ve been in a bear market rally since March. A “rally” that will suck in the very last dollar before the market plunges once again into a giant bull tra

  It was going to reach $1 billion in sales faster than any company in history. It would be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy. Its creator said he imagined his invention used

Guitar aficionados might be surprised to learn that not every Fender guitar is lovingly crafted by American hands the way Jimi Hendrix's Stratocaster was. Many models by the iconic guitar manufactu

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 with a retailer, home