Finacial Reform in Greece

Speaking before Parliament’s plenary session, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos referred to the finance ministry’s draft bill stressing that “the scenery should change” and underlined that “this…


El-Erian Says S&P Will Downgrade U.S. If It Holds to Outlook

Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor’s will downgrade the U.S. after it enacted a law to reduce federal debt by $2.4 trillion over a decade if the credit-rating company sticks to what it…


Deutsche Börse-NYSE Deal Moves Ahead

BY ULRIKE DAUER FRANKFURT—German exchange operator Deutsche Börse AG Wednesday said more than 95% of shares had been tendered in favor of its planned tie-up with NYSE Euronext, removing a major…


ReInventing the American Dream, Abroad!

The late George Carlin, the outspoken and controversial comedian and modern day philosopher, said it best: "The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."…


It is a warning flag if the market is not responding to data correctly.

Prices move before fundamentals.  It is a warning flag if the market is not responding to data correctly.  This is one of the cardinal rules I write about in the Investment Survival Guide.  I don't…


Minding Miners' Beta and Leverage

Even though U.S. politicos appear ready to reach an agreement on the debt-ceiling front, the fiercely polarized debate has introduced uncertainty into what was previously thought to be an obligation…


Data Reinforce Economic Malaise

Americans saved more and cut their spending by the most in nearly two years in June, a broad retrenchment that is both the cause of and a reaction to the slowing economic recovery. Consumer…