I have to give Treasury secretary Henry Paulson credit because he had me fooled. I was all for a government "bailout" to…
Part of the problem in explaining a credit crisis is that unless you are directly experiencing it trying to trade…
I really don't know whether the market will go up 20% if the Treasury bill is passed, or down 20%…
Ever heard of the Nordic Banking Crisis of 1992? And, no, this isn't some lame economist joke. Sweden, Norway and Finland…
The one question that keeps getting asked today is why the SEC took the draconian step to ban all short…
The government takeover of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Feddie Mac (FRE) should be a positive for most banks. The deal will lower mortgage…
The market needs all the help it can get these days but it's not going to get any from the…
The world has found the ceiling where demand destruction kicks into high gear. It’s when a barrel of oil reaches about…
The markets have become across the board oversold. While that doesn’t mean we will see the end of the bear…
The Dow Industrials has carved out a clear head and shoulders top which measures down to 10,300, still about 900…