Subsidizing renters with gobs of greenbacks if they buy a house turns out to be a pretty popular program.Thanks to the tax credit for first-time home buyers, as well as cheaper home prices and lower

Even as the market has recovered from this morning’s gap lower, option activity remains defensive. For the second consecutive day, the overall put-call ratio is running around 1.25. This compar

Stocks slid, as the impressive "alphabet equities" of August including AIG (AIG) (-20.5%) and CIT (CIT) (-15.5%) discovered September sings a different song. See also Why AIG Will

Caroline Baum sent me the following Bloomberg clips:14:58 *TOLL BROTHERS CHIEF ROBERT TOLL MAKES COMMENTS ON CONF CALL14:57 *CASH FOR CLUNKERS FOR HOUSING MARKET WOULD JUMPSTART ECONOMY14:57 *CASH FO

1. Jobless Turn In, Tune Out and Drop Off as Benefits ExpireLast Thursday the Labor Department reported continuing claims for unemployment fell by 148,000 to 6.69 million, yet another "green sho

After a spectacular market advance, is it time to bring caution back? Here are some things to worry about:1. Percentage of stocks above 10-day and 40-day moving averages have been steadily coming dow

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. See also Looming S

For as bad as things are in the housing market, it’s remarkable that none of the country’s big homebuilders have gone bust. The industry’s resilience is a testament to how much mone

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter. It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. See also Salvation Lies Within, Unleas

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter. It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. See also Salvation Lies Within, Unleas