Over the Cliff: What Kind of Landing?
President Barack Obama cut short his Hawaiian vacation, and Congress is on call through the holidays as the nation heads to the year-end “fiscal cliff.” House Speaker John Boehner said...
read moreCerberus to Sell Gunmaker After School Shooting
U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is selling its investment in gunmaker Freedom Group, whose AR 15 rifle was used in a U.S. school massacre last week, following pressure from a...
read moreLeading indicators Could Be a Market Top
A top in the stock market may be closer than you think That, at least, is the disturbing conclusion that emerges from an analysis of the relative performance of the market’s various sectors prior...
read moreShrink The Deficit? Forget About It!
No matter what the politicians may agree to, there is one thing most economists agree on: The deficit will continue to grow in 2013. As everyone must know by now, the Budget Control Act of 2011...
read moreApple Announces Plans To Manufacture Mac’s In USA
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that one of the existing Mac lines will be manufactured exclusively in the United States next year, making the comments during an exclusive interview with Brian Williams...
read moreObama Digs In His Heels On Higher Taxes For Wealthy
President Barack Obama dug in his heels Tuesday and said that there could not be a fiscal-cliff deal without higher taxes on the wealthy. In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Obama rejected a House...
read moreWall Street Bullish About 2013
Even the bears are bullish for 2013, a year in which virtually every Wall Street expert believes the market will overcome its many headwinds and post a positive year. While retail investors have been...
read moreA Blockbuster Black Friday? Brace Yourself for Cyber Monday
Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it’s Cyber Monday’s turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday...
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