It’s Friday and I am just itching for the weekend. On the agenda: my oldest daughter’s soccer game, a family get-together, and plans to sleep in at least one day. Chances are I might hit

Lloyd Blankfein is a survivor. As the CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), he's one of the few Wall Street chiefs to emerge from the financial crisis with his firm -- and his job -- intact.He’s certainly

1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnThe word credit comes from the Latin "credere" which means "to believe, or to trust." That's really all you need to know about the mode

The health-care sector is huge here in the US, accounting for 16% of GDP, and politicians have decided the system demands a radical overhaul.So, on Saturday, as you kicked back beers at the local bar

As far as I can tell, I haven't yet posted about the use of Bollinger bands in conjunction with a rate of change (ROC) indicator to identify volatility breakouts. In summarizing the action in the VIX

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The US Dollar -- the currency precious metals are priced in -- is standing at a crossroads today: The possibility of a breakout to the upside has grown in the past week, but the trend still remains d

Open up that fortune cookie and the message couldn’t be simpler: The Chinese economy is going gangbusters.The boys in Beijing managed to drive home a near 9% real GDP growth rate in the third q

Is a 30-second commercial that runs during the Super Bowl really worth $3 million? Hell, yes, say the companies that lined up to buy spots during the NBC-hosted game in 2009. The network's line-up so

When last we caught up with researcher Jim Taylor, vice chairman of The Harrison Group, he talked all about the emerging new resourcefulness of consumers. This week, delivering an update on the behav