There will be blood all right and not just in oil, which suffered a steep drop to fall for the first day in four. As Twilight tweens screamed to see another gory story at the box office, S&P 500

Minus the rain and the massive pile of leaves I had to deal with in my backyard, it was a terrific weekend. But as usual, it seemed just a little too short.Asian stocks rose overnight. The Hang Seng

A tough (and Tufts) end to trading after a stand pat Fed saw shares stand still, equities giving up earlier increases to end mixed as markets discovered a House is not a home. Our elected Representat

1. Behold, the Green Shoots!It's a good day to be an optimist. A couple of datapoints out this morning surprised to the upside by a significant margin. First, the Institute of Supply Managements' fac

Stocks slumped in the final hour of trading, gains gone in 60 minutes after an intraday downgrade by respected Rochdale researcher Dick Bove (rhymes with pay, which is also under attack) of Wells Far

I love bull markets. I like to have faith in the future of our economy. And I’m tired of all the pessimism tied to the recession. Apparently, the entire market feels the same way. Since hitting

The Tangible vs. The Intangible"In order to be on this treadmill, to stay ahead of the diminishing returns, we have to keep going faster and faster..." - Woody Tasch, author of Inquiries in

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

By all accounts, the global economy appears to be out of the woods. But, does that mean we’re now in the clear? Perhaps the move out of the woods doesn’t lead to a wonderful open field, b

Where are we on the road to recovery?Two Warnings For the Bears There could be people out there still doubting the US consumers' resiliency.by James KostohryzThe Multigenerational Spending Collapse C