Economist Brad DeLong, of the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley, is getting increasingly pessimistic. He says the chance of Great Depression now is at 5%:  For 2 1/4 years now I have been

Yesterday, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher threw a little cold water on the V-shaped recovery madness everyone seems to be buying into these days.Please consider Fed's Fisher: GDP Gro

CF Industries (CF) is locked in a three-way tug-of-war over its future, and the shape of the fertilizer industry hangs in the balance. Okay, maybe it’s not that dramatic. But there's a battle o

On Friday, as I pulled together thoughts for my syndicated column, I pinged Scott Reamer to ask him a question. He informed me global central banks and government agencies have thrown upwards of $30

No one goes into Walmart (WMT) and asks to pay extra sales tax. Thus sales taxes are reasonable barometers for retail sales. This week we look at how taxes are doing in a period of economic recovery.

George Soros discusses an entirely different crossroads. I've been too cautious the last few months and I own that. I'm usually early, however, and while I certainly see both sides, my sen

The last couple of months have witnessed the semi-violent chaos of new online traders jumping into the stock market mosh pit. This frenzy of activity was stirred into action by the better-than-expect

This has surely been an exciting week for gold and silver investors. The post-Halloween rally, which I mentioned in a previous Premium Update, took metals and corresponding stocks substantially highe

“There's a dragon with matches loose on the town. Take a whole pail of water just to cool him down.” --Grateful Dead It's hard to believe I've been scribing online vibe for almost ten yea

Tomorrow is the biggest day of the year for Verizon Wireless (VZ). It marks the full-scale release of the Motorola (MOT) Droid, the first Verizon Wireless smartphone that can truly compete with Apple