Is the Chicago pension system so messed up and union work rules so entrenched the only way to change either of them is bankruptcy? I think so. So does Dennis Byrne who wrote on h...
Is Japan Zimbabwe? How preposterous: Japan is an advanced economy that cannot possibly suffer the same fate as Zimbabwe. Right? Or could Japan get hyperinflation? Below I explain w...
This Great Graphic shows two time series. The white line is the S&P 500 and the yellow line is the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 (tracks European stocks). Using Bloomberg analytics, w...
How your company is performing is not obvious unless you compare it to something. What looks like good work could simply be a rising economy lifting even the leaky boats. Or in dif...
While growing up back east in the Big Apple our family always had at least one quad-ped with a tail, better known as a dog. The one that was my favorite and best friend was a Chow ...
There really isn’t anything significant happening in market internals lately. From all appearances the market wants to go higher, but probably needs to consolidate a bit before a...
Gold Mining Stock Tips: Why The Time Is Now Gold mining stocks have proven their value once again in comparison to gold itself in the past few months. During the most recent ...
Shares of Orexigen Therapeuetics (OREX) are up about 40% after the company reported that its weight-loss Drug Contrave did not only achieve excellent safety results but also saw ...
As Apple (AAPL) starts selling its new smart watch there are some, well, crazy-sounding predictions circulating about the amounts of gold the company might soon be buying. The ma...
Over the years, studies have consistently shown that investing in both domestic equities and foreign stocks reduces portfolio risk while enhancing returns. In addition, the primacy...