The Dow closed modestly higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held its key interest rate steady. What's the "Word on the Street?"   Read More

If so, it could spark a marketwide rally, Cramer says.   Read More

A hedge fund manager argues in the WSJ that the housing market is bottoming. Is he right… or out of his mind?   Read More

Their was plenty of discussion over the weekend that the market's recent upward momentum did not match the reality of the poor economic situation. They seem to be ignoring the fact that the global economy, while somewhat slower, has not collapsed and the markets are clearly anticipating a better second half of the year (which may or may not be overly optimistic.    Read More

What's the trade as the Senate moves swiftly to help prop up homebuilders? Find out from CEO Ara Hovnanian.   Read More

I’m working on a story for TV today about which builders are in the deepest doo-doo after the Commerce Dept. reports single family permits down 6.2 percent in January. Permits are down 30 percent since the August credit freeze and down 57 percent from their peak in September of 2005.    Read More

With a slew of housing data due next week, have the homebuilders hit rock bottom?    Read More

The surprise rate cut coming from the Federal Reserve appeared to calm investors somewhat after dramatic drops overseas. What's the word on the Street?   Read More

The poor jobs report is causing a rethinking of stock models, which are weighted toward certain sectors based on earnings expectations. Up until recently, many large traders were overweight tech, industrials and materials stocks on two assumptions.   Read More

It’s the last day of 2007, which means everyone and their broker are busy with predictions for 2008, but I’d caution you in using today’s numbers from the National Association of Realtors as any basis for prediction.    Read More