Kirk Kerkorian, the 92-year-old billionaire investor, so-called father of the mega-resort, and richest man in Los Angeles, worked odd jobs as a boy during the Great Depression and never went to high

Stocks surged, sending the S&P 500 up for a sixth straight session and propelling the Dow to a 13 month high, after a G-20 host became the market’s Darling for a day. Equities and ironies e

Stanley Works (SWK) but untold others don’t. The toolmaker hit a 52-week high Friday after its Black & Decker (BDK) acquisition even as double digit unemployment threw a wrench into th

A few years ago, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average perched at all-time highs, Minyanville told the tale of risk gone awry. We spoke of cumulative imbalances, the dangers of derivatives, duality i

A sampling of this morning's headlines provides a snapshot of our task at hand.In Matador City, you've got the world's most famous investor plunking down $44 billion for Burlington Northern Sante Fe

Major markets hit fresh highs for the year yesterday, even as events over Colorado illustrated gravity can’t be kept at bay indefinitely. A point emphasized by Southwest Airlines' (LUV) 5.68% p

It’s not always enough to be a mere “guest” in a luxury hotel. Wouldn’t it be better to feel like you own the place? Not just the room. The whole place -- and the outdoors as

Editor's Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Part 1 can be found here. Marking MtM to MarketProponents of Mart-to-Market (MtM) argue that basing values on current prices provides an accurate

In science they say that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.I believe the same thing is true about risk. To me, there’s no such thing as less risk or more risk, just different risk. Ho

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