More Smiles, Wary on Growth
(Wall Street Journal) – Money managers world-wide are optimistic about prospects for the U.S. and Asian stock markets over the next 12 months, but they nevertheless project a slow recovery in global...
View ArticleDying On The Vine, No More Green Shoots
Steve Jobs went from an American hero to just another self-absorbed billionaire bothered when little people make too much noise.
View ArticleMoney-Market Exodus, Despite Volatile Times
(Smart Money) — When the stock market turns volatile and the economy buckles, investors often look to curb some risk by moving into traditionally conservative money market funds. Not this time....
View ArticleA Captivating Future?
I still marvel at the thought our economy is going to be pulled out of the doldrums and catapulted into the next decade via solar and wind power.
View ArticleStocks Fall on Jobless Claims
(Wall Street Journal) — Stocks fell as weaker-than-expected weekly jobless-claims data added to investors’ jitters a day ahead of the monthly payrolls report. Near midday, the Dow Jones Industrial...
View ArticleRelease the Mariners, Masons, and Metallurgists
The market reflects themes in society at large, the main one being a lack of confidence.
View ArticleAmericans Fleeing America
There is a steady decline in appetite for stocks since 2001, especially for those less than 35 years of age. It's odd that those with the most time to make mistakes and swing for the fences are most...
View ArticleMarket Report: Trying to Apply the Brakes
The economy is in the dumps; the goal at this point is to stave off the double-dip.
View ArticlePresident's Plans Fail To Stimulate Stock Market
The market doesn't look so hot the day after the White House revealed yet another spending plan, this one to fix 150,000 miles of roads, because that's what's holding back the economy.
View ArticleUn-Domesticating The Economy
Here's the dirty little secret about all those jobs that left America...they don't pay enough to maintain a basic household.
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