Fed Maintains Easy Money

In its meeting today, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to maintain its current $85 billion-per-month bond purchasing, citing the slowing…

11 years ago

European Stocks Hit Five-Year High on Earnings News

European companies ranging from oil production to auto manufacturing have been surprising analysts with Q3 earnings that have beaten estimates…

11 years ago

JPMorgan and Justice Hit $13 Billion Snag

Just as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and the U.S. Justice Department seemed ready to ink their record-setting $13 billion…

11 years ago

U.S. Markets Ride High and a Lesson in Contrarian Investing

The U.S. market continued its steady rise as the Dow Jones jumped 1.38% and the S&P 500 rose 0.98%. Global…

11 years ago

Fed Won’t Fold on Stimulus

The Fed once again should confirm what most investors already know by now, that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying spree will…

11 years ago

Short Auto Numbers Pull Down September Sales

Auto sales were down 2.2% in September due to fewer selling weekends and low inventory on some popular models.

11 years ago

Earnings, Fed Expectations Boost Stocks

A combination of estimate-beating earnings and expectations that the Federal Reserve will decide in its meeting this week to continue…

11 years ago

Dollar Rises ahead of Fed Meeting

Investors expect that the Federal Reserve will decide to continue its stimulus policy in its meeting this week. This led…

11 years ago

‘Double Your Dividends’ in a Zero Interest Rate World

With many retail investors abandoning income investing in droves, you may be surprised to learn that there are a handful…

11 years ago

Making Sense of Health Apps and Where mHealth is Headed with Happtique

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Ben Chodor, co-founder of Happtique, a company that certifies medical, health and fitness…

11 years ago