My wife rented The Taking of Pelham 123 last night and as a huge Denzel Washington fan, I was pumped to watch it. I’m not sure where I nodded off, but I woke up to see the ending credits rollin

Stocks shrugged off a surprising decline in consumer confidence from the University of Michigan (or was it Ohio?) to finish higher Friday on light volume and end a second successive winning week. Dis

The S&P 500 rose for a sixth successive session, its best run since June of ‘07, as it and the Dow each ended at highs for the year, although an afternoon about-face on vacation volume mean

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

Stocks gained again with the Dow now on a winning streak of eight straight, its best run since April of ‘08. The ‘e’ in Dell’s (DELL) logo, eerily echoing Enron’s,

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thrilled that American Eagle’s (AEO) recent rebound in price has excited me. I’m a shareholder who purchased nearly two years ago, so it feels

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) may flaunt its sexy brand image, but there’s nothing sexy about its business these days. On Friday, the teen retailer posted a quarterly report that was disastrous

The retailer also made a play for the flip side of the hip-hop market: Designer and luxury goods. But One Thousand Steps, a trendy footwear chain selling brands such as Dolce, Lacoste and Vita to

My computer froze up twice this morning as I was trying to log on and write this. I rebooted both times, but it took almost a half hour for it to finally come to life. And to top things off, in betwe

It may only be Friday, but my mind is already on the long weekend - I can’t wait till that closing bell! I have no specific plans, but (since my wife is our event planner), I can never be sure.