“I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.”-- Harry DunneIt was perfectly planned, a summer sojourn to end the season and recharge my batteries for the home stretch

"And the Colorado rocky mountain high, I've seen it raining fire in the sky I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly, Rocky mountain high"- John DenverAlright, here's the si

Stocks start at ‘09 highs after the Dow gained for a sixth successive session on upbeat consumer confidence and housing data. Educator provider Corinthian Colleges (COCO) (+7.4%) enjoyed a Coco

Minyan Morning MemoOne to watch: Sara Lee (SLE) shares are in retreat after the supermarket staple reported a fiscal fourth quarter shortfall of $14 million. While the narrower loss ex-items act

Raising a gifted child, one who is pursuing a talent to championship or professional levels, is not cheap. Classes. Coaches. Competition entry fees. Transportation. Equipment. It adds up quickly, and

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My goodness—writing, trading, building, growing, seeing, believing and scanning the new world order certainly takes a toll, doesn't it?I was melding with President Fish and C.O.O. Ike yesterday

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year