I get a press release probably once a week from the National Association of Home Builders on some or another green improvement, initiative, product or conference. So I was surprised by a study that claims none of America’s 13 largest publicly traded home builders has “fully embraced" the green market...   Read More

Homebuilders Ryland and Pulte are reporting tomorrow. Don't expect much. There will continue to be significant pricing pressure & writedowns. Here's the key for the homebuilders...   Read More

I realize you’re all going to get on my case again for saying something nice about a home builder, but here’s the thing: After reporting the obscene amount of money a certain CEO of a certain mega-mortgage company raked in last year (Mozilo of Countrywide), I simply have to give a shout-out to Lennar for their no-performance, no-pay policy.   Read More

With Alcoa's report yesterday afternoon, the official start to earnings season is here.  Here are the current forecasts from Thomson Financial...   Read More

With today's hearings in Washington on the JP Morgan Chase buyout of Bear Stearns, here is a look at how the Financials and Home Builders have faired since their close the Friday before the deal was announced.    Read More

With the ISM Numbers coming out today, this will be the first major economic indicator of the second quarter.  The previous reading came in at 48.3 and consensus is for further contraction.  Today's reading, just in, came in at 48.6 and is better than expected.  Here are some stocks that moved after the last ISM reading.   Read More

The talk today is not about stocks but about Jimmy Cayne selling his Bear Stearns stock for $60 million. Yes, he sold it for only $10 and change, far below the $175 peak and its $57 price just a few weeks ago, but don't kid yourself. This was bad timing.   Read More

Futures jumped about 6 points as both weekly jobless claims and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE, an indicator of the average increase in prices for domestic consumption), came in a bit below expectations.   Read More

Oracle's disappointing earnings report could hang over the tech sector Thursday morning.
Traders will also be watching the fourth quarter final GDP number, reported at 8:30 a.m. and weekly jobless claims, also at 8:30.    Read More

Market technicians typically evaluate patterns in the stock market. What are the pro’s seeing in the charts?   Read More