JPM Follows on Heels of GS and INTC

That was a terrific rally yesterday. Intel’s (Nasdaq:INTC) earnings truly were a surprise. We’ve now seen the two biggest up days in 6 weeks come on consecutive days. The… Read more

INTC, AMD, TXN Prove Tech is the Sector to Watch

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be Warren Buffett and have more cash than you can spend or invest, just ask China. China just announced that it… Read more

GS, INTC, JPM, GOOG, IBM, GE, BAC All to Report This Week

A few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Geithner had to go to China to assure our largest creditor that their investment in the U.S. dollar was safe. Now he’s off… Read more

Oil: The Economy’s Leading Indicator

Thursday’s nasty sell off appears to be bleeding into today. Of course, TradeMaster technical analyst Jason Cimpl had us prepared for more declines today with his excellent video chart… Read more

Foreclosures Hitting Prime Mortgages and Banks

The Third Quarter is getting off to a rousing start. Economic data for the day is generally good – manufacturing shrunk less than expected and pending home sales rose… Read more

Liquidity Programs and Opportunity Costs: U.S. Loss and China’s Gain

Yesterday, the Fed scaled back two of its liquidity-providing programs and announced it would let a third one expire on July 1, 2009.
Each program was designed to… Read more

VIX Showing Greater Uncertainty

Summer doesn’t officially start for a few more days. Tell that to the parents who are now getting their kids off to camp or getting ready for vacation. For… Read more

How Bernanke and Geithner String Along the Rally 24/7

Bravo. The government’s handling of the financial crisis and recovery should be recognized as a masterful performance. At least, so long as you don’t look too deeply into the… Read more

Travelers (TRV) replaces Citigroup (C) on Dow

Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase "the sins of the father shall be visited on the son." Well, here’s a case where that’s definitely not true:  
Yesterday, The Travelers (NYSE:TRV) Read more

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