Goldman-Sachs Makes a $500 Million Bet

Investors who hate Goldman-Sachs (NYSE: GS) have one more reason to despise the former investment banking giant.

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A Simple Explanation for Bond Yields

There are plenty of analysts and economists that think QE2 is a bad idea. I’ve been… Read more

What Will the Fed Say?

Retail sales for November rose more than expected. The 4th quarter is already shaping up to… Read more

The Most Important Earnings Report is Tonight: How to Profit

After the closing bell, tech giant Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) reports earnings for the latest quarter. And what Cisco says… Read more

How to Trade the Fed’s Action

The Bloomberg headline reads Fed Bond Buying May Risk Price Rise Similar to 2004. Let’s remember… Read more

Manufacturing Supports Stock Prices

We’re in the home stretch. Mid-term elections are tomorrow. And then we get the Fed’s announcement… Read more

Bernanke’s Burden

I don’t want to temp fate. I’m not trying to jinx it. I understand that stocks (and gold, and oil) are rallying on the Fed’s… Read more

What’s the Fed’s Number?

Well, new unemployment claims rose by 13,000 to 462,000 last week. I probably don’t have to tell you that unemployment is moving… Read more

Blockbuster Lost, But This Video Rental Winner is Set to Rise 42%

In a modern rags-to-riches-to-rags story, video rental company Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. Blockbuster has been teetering on the brink of ruin for years as lower cost… Read more