For the week ending Friday, May 9, 2008, the U.S. Markets were negative for the week, with the Dow falling more than 200 points on Wednesday, making it the biggest point drop since 4/11/08.     Read More

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme," said Mark Twain.   Read More

For the week ending Friday, May 9, 2008, the U.S. Markets were negative for the week, with the Dow falling more than 200 points on Wednesday, making it the biggest point drop since 4/11/08.     Read More

The major US markets had their third straight week of gains.  See the highlights from Stocks, Sectors, Commodities and Currencies...   Read More

The latest overall job loss numbers are much better than economists expected and still well below the six figure numbers seen in past recessions.  Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.   Read More

With the stock markets coming off their best month in a long time, should you take profits and follow the old adage "Sell in May, Go Away?"   Read More

The major US markets had one of their best months in a long time.  See the highlights from Stocks, Sectors, Commodities and Currencies...   Read More

What's wrong with this picture? Crude oil is on a tear, but ExxonMobil shares have barely budged in NINE months. Can tomorrow's earnings knock the oil giant out of its trading range?   Read More

GM shares are up over 12 percent today after posting a smaller than expected quarterly loss.     Read More

With only a couple of days left in April, the markets have had a great month so far.  The major US indices are up 5% or more month-to-date.  Here are some stats for the month and what history has shown for the rest of year when April finishes strong.   Read More