Over the years I’ve traveled on many field assignments, met CEOs of the biggest companies on earth, and powerful world leaders. In the past I’ve been humbled by some of these experiences. But last week I had one of the most truly humbling and eye-opening experiences of my life, and it had nothing to do with meeting an executive or a member of royalty. It was the men and women of The United States Navy. Read More
September was a fairly good month for stocks, but how should investors prepare for October? Dan Fitzpatrick, president of Stockmarket Mentor, and Tommy Williams, president of Williams Financial Advisors, weighed in. Read More
The new proposed bid requests aren't even out yet for the Air Force's refueling tanker, but you can already bet on a protest if the $35 billion contract once again goes to Northrop Grumman/EADS. Read More
Business has always been based on relationships. But now so many of those inter-personal interactions - cocktail parties, conferences, even hiring company meetings - can be replaced, or at least augmented, by virtual services. Trade all that handshaking for the click of a mouse and your network can expand beyond your backyard to the entire world. Read More
Last night on CNBC Reports, I ran a stock screen on 150 companies scheduled to report earnings between today and Friday. Here are the 11 companies that came up and deserve a deeper look. Read More
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Here are some of the players that were involved in building the rocket that brought Neil Armstrong and crew to the moon and how they have rocketed relative to the S&P and Dow since that "giant leap for mankind." Read More
Remember the $40 billion competition for the Air Force's new refueling tanker? The massive, must-have deal won by Northrop Grumman, which partnered with Airbus' European parent EADS last year, only to be overturned by a challenge from Boeing? Read More