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

I obviously don't see or hear about everything that is out there, so that's why I count on you readers to send me sports biz happenings that you think are of interest. Major props go to Brian Degan of the Bruins, who sent me this unbelievable sponsorship the Bruins did with Gillette. We've seen sponsorships on Zambonis before, but this is ingenious.    Read More

Time to face the foul facts, America. To profit amid our economic pain you may have no choice but to dive headlong into the muck.   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

In Wednesday’s Web Extra the traders take their positions ahead of Chesapeake Energy and Procter & Gamble earnings.   Read More

Futures trading higher first on a better than expected ADP report, then on a better than expected GDP report. The Street has been acting like the long commodities/short dollar trade is coming to an end; the wording of the Fed's statement will determine if that is really the case.   Read More

Even as the Fed meets, the street can't make up its mind about what the Fed should do. From discussions I've had, it's clear that the sentiment among some traders has shifted and continues to shift.    Read More

There are 1.3 billion potential customers in China and if U.S. companies have anything to say about it, they’ll all be buying American. Sound far-fetched? Find out why it might not be.   Read More

Pfizer's slide continues.  The stock has now fallen below $20 for the first time since 1997.     Read More

Steady as she goes! Stocks retained their early gains and closed at the highs for the day. We had over 100 new highs at the NYSE, the highest numbers since November. Dow, S&P again approaching break-out range.    Read More