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

That great sucking sound you hear is the premiums being squeezed out of option prices. While much attention is given to VIX -- which measures the implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index

"Regrettably, it's true, standards have fallen in adult entertainment. It's video, Dude. Now that we're competing with amateurs, we can't afford to invest that little extra in story, production

As Commercial Real Estate (CRE) bears suffer through the ongoing disconnect between delusion (stock prices) and reality (CRE fundies are imploding), here are a couple of charts that may give Boo

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Many have joked about grass growing in the streets of declining industrial cities. Flint, Michigan -- once a motor city second only to Detroit -- proposes to take a quantum leap: Bulldoze entire city

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“Black Friday” took on an ominous new meaning last Friday in Long Island, NY, when an agitated mob of bargain-hunters broke down the front door of a Wal-Mart at 4:55 a.m. Jdimytai Damour,

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In 1801, the US Navy moved against the Barbary pirates under the battle cry "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!"A similar move may be necessary against pirates operating in