First of all, this was not a hoax. Falcon was missing when the balloon lifted off. Why would we make a hoax with our kid?-- Richard HeeneWe all know about that balloon and we all have our own theorie

Berkshire for BNI Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) will acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI) for the remaining 77.4% of outstanding shares the company doesn’t already own.The

Expectation is the root of all heartache. -William Shakespeare Recap and Set-UpAs the S&P 500 Index weakens to approach the area I'd outlined in the Bull Market Timer weekly update on October 25,

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 B

Couples Retreat but equities advance. Vince Vaughn’s rom-com ruled at the box office as the S&P 500 posted its first full week of unbroken gains since November 2006. The Dow ended at a fres

When Sony Pictures Animation announced it was producing an animated film version of the entertainingly bizarre 1978 children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs featuring Mr. T as a voice for on

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 re

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization tha

Firestone -- a name synonymous with Ohio, Ford (F), and the Indy 500 -- is credited as playing an integral role in shaping American culture and its economy over the last century. Once equipp

Virtues and great service are rarely associated with the Citigroup (C) we know today -- the same one that took $45 billion in federal aid -- but those values are exactly what the company reportedly i