Like Herding Cats? Try Trading Oil

Today's rampant fluctuation in oil was a perfect example of how much political and headline risk from Iran surround the markets.  While nothing fundamental has changed from our initial assessment of…


Use Google? YouTube? Have a Gmail account? Worried? Maybe You Should Be: Part 1

I admit, I constantly use all three in almost every aspect of my life.  But it looks like my Hotmail account, Yahoo Finance, and Vimeo are about to see a lot more of my traffic, and here's why.  I…


The Roof Has Been Raised: $16.4 Trillion Debt Ceiling

Well, it's looking like  the Senate was unable to muster enough votes to reject the newest debt ceiling hike in a 52 to 44 vote.  Due to take effect this Friday, we will be looking at a new ceiling…