You might think of Africa as a continent plagued with stagnant economic growth, poverty, war and disease – but one nation might be emerging as a gem!   Read More

Investors experienced gut-churning volatility through the very end of a tough week. What's the word on the Street?   Read More

This has been a good week, with the stimulus package on its way, a 75 bp cut in rates from the Fed, and some hope that bond insurers may be getting some help from insurance regulators. S&P 500 up 2 percent.    Read More

Traders are blinking in disbelief at the commodity complex, as the S&P Energy Index (a basket of all the major energy stocks) has hit an historic high and gold stocks have gone parabolic. Look at what gold stocks have done in just the past two days:    Read More