As America prepares to tuck into turkeys, Byrd became our longest serving lawmaker, Birds Eye is being bought by Blackstone (BX) and yesterday’s equity action was one for the birds. With h

This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I don’t have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe. Although very little commentary is provided, a fu

The investment outlook is waxing at Madame Tussauds while waning everywhere else with stocks falling for a fourth day in five on weakness in financials and a jump in the dollar as Greenback and Green

Commercial real-estate vacancies hit nearly 25% in the Phoenix Valley area. Scottsdale and Southeast Valley vacancies are even higher. Consider Office vacancy rates in Valley hit record.  

Even as the economy seems to be stabilizing, foreclosures in the US climbed to a record in the third quarter, affecting nearly 938,000 properties, according to a report by Realty Trac.This compares t

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.In S

After hitting 11-month highs on Tuesday, stocks slipped in subsequent sessions and ended with their steepest weekly drop since July. The Lost Symbol won big at bookstores but tickers everywhere tanke

Marking the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers demise, risky assets last week again marched higher to the tune of economic data supporting the argument of a global economic recovery. A reali

During the week marking the second anniversary of the start of the credit crunch, stocks, copper, nickel, zinc, and sugar recorded fresh 2009 highs. But the celebrations came to an abrupt end as caut

One to watch: Priceline (PCLN) put a smile on spokesman William Shatner’s face this morning, opening at a fresh 52-week high after reporting second-quarter EPS of $1.38. Revenues rose almost 18