If you were to book a room for two for February 5 through 8, 2010 -- the weekend of next year's Super Bowl -- at Miami’s Marriott’s (MAR) Villas at Doral, which is 11.3 miles away from th

Is it Friday yet?Asian stocks were up yet again. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei rose 0.51% and 1.77%, respectively. European stocks were, however, a bit of a mixed bag early this morning. And here in t

1. Total Bank Credit DeclinesGoing through morning readings from a number of credit market experts this week, there are a few things going on that those bearish stocks and Treasuries need to be

Great news! My book, The Undoing of Cowardice, is now available in a Kindle version.And thanks to the Kindle, I get my favorite daily paper, the Financial Times, delivered electronically daily. No ne

Major banks are snapping up failed regional banks at bargain prices, thanks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC seeks to resolve bank failures in a way that takes the smallest bite

Medarex (MEDX) is being acquired by Bristol-Myers (BMY). For stockholders, it’s nearly a double from yesterday’s close. For convertible investors, it’s a nice kiss on a trade that h

Starbucks (SBUX) plans to rip off the ambiance of small, independently owned coffee houses, repackage it under different corporate names, and mass market the hep-cat result to the great unwashed. The

I woke up this morning and immediately felt sweat beads forming on my face. Apparently the volume on my alarm was turned way down, and it had been going off for a solid 42 mi

Sometimes you get so used to backwards herd mentality -- “I want to do whatever the other guy is doing” thinking -- that you can’t believe it when a professional money manager says