As we approach the 100th day in office for President Obama this week, many will debate the success of the new administration's efforts.  While not directly correlated, here are the stock's that have gained and lost the most since history was made this past election.   Read More

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe has just inked a deal to write, “THE AUDACITY TO WIN: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory.”    Read More

On the eve of Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, with a tough economic downturn and the ongoing threat from global terrorism, perhaps it is useful to recall Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address, delivered on January 20, 1981.    Read More

There have been 33 presidential inaugurations since the formation of the the Dow in 1896, including 5 off-cycle inaugurations due to VP's taking over mid-term for their Presidents.  Seven of the 33 inaugurations occurred on weekends.  See how the markets have historically performed on Inauguration Day.   Read More

On the night of the election, President Elect Barack Obama said "...at this defining moment, change has come to America."   The question is, will that change include a change in direction for the markets?  If history is any indicator, the answer is not so fast.   Read More

Sure, the markets are up so far month to date.  Today, they are down and many are wondering what will happen when President-elect Obama takes office.  Don't get your hopes up too high.   Read More

My friend and colleague, Alex Crippen, wrote in his Warren Buffet Watch blog, "the approach of a new year also compels us journalist-types to compile Top 10 lists."  Here are the Top CNBC By The Numbers posts of 2008, measured by clicks.   Read More

You can come up with dozens of reasons why the Republicans got clobbered in this election by voters between the ages of 18 to 29, who voted for Obama by a 66 to 32 margin and went for congressional Democrats over Republicans by a similar margin.   Read More

Not that he's been offered one...but that's not going to stop him from throwing his hat in the ring.   Read More

Actually, it should take less than a week to get the Mad Money host’s goals accomplished. But we’ll give the newbie some time.   Read More