In a sea of blue economic projections about holiday retail spending, there’s one beacon of hope. The two big shipping companies are forecasting increases in their holiday deliveries. Atlanta-ba

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

Sales of new houses fell in September, sending many builders’ stocks lower Wednesday. It seems the market wrote checks based on previous good news from the sector that the economy can’t y

The Dow and Nikkei each ended off, though they remain above the 10,000 mark which both recently breached to much fanfare. (Of course, go back two and twenty years respectively and the benchmarks

To say that I can’t wait for the 4 p.m. close today would be an understatement. What a long week! Honey, I’m sleeping in tomorrow. Asian stocks ended mixed. The Hang Seng was down 0.31% a

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

Exactly twelve months after its first close below 10,000 in almost four years, changed days indeed for the Dow. Amid seventieth birthday celebrations for The Wizard of Oz equities were all emerald ci

Although the economic recovery is likely to take time, investors appear rather confident that Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) is a good bet. After all, the stock has bounced back very sharply from its l

Stocks rose for a sixth week in seven, though the Dow fell Friday to end a winning streak of eight straight. Vacation volume meant trading was sleepy, except for mattress maker Select Comfort (SCSS)&

My oldest kid has a huge soccer tournament coming up this weekend. The logistics involved in planning the event are simply unbelievable: Which parent is bringing orange slices, napkins, and bagels so