Homeowners: Still Scared Of Shadow Inventory's Effect On Home Prices?

Home sale numbers are still weak, but there is a silver lining to this cloud.  Shadow inventory (the number of foreclosed, bank owned homes not on the market) is finally showing some signs of…


A Spike In U.S. Oil Production Is About To Make It The New Middle East

A Spike In U.S. Oil Production Is About To Make It The New Middle East. It's hard to reconcile what's happening today with $BHI,$HAL, $SLB, $BAS, et with this story from Citi


Google Probed By Regulators Due To Privacy Issues

Google just can't seem to stay out of the spotlight in the arena of online privacy.  Ever since they decided to "simplify" their online agreement, (see here, and here, and here) they have been…


An ETF To Capitalize on Growth in Regional Banks

Guest Post By: Benjamin Shepherd Thus far, 2012 has been a great year for the money center banks; shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) have all gained more than 30…


Buybacks And A Dividend The Answer For Apple

Looks like Apple finally has a solution for the pile of cash they have amassed.  According to SFGate, shareholders should expect a dividend of $2.65 and a significant buyback of stock that would…


Obama’s evolution: Behind the failed ‘grand bargain’ on the debt - The Washington Post

Obama’s evolution: Behind the failed ‘grand bargain’ on the debt View Photo Gallery —  In the summer of 2011, the White House was embroiled in a battle with Republican leaders over legislation to…


China sets target for shale gas development - FT.com

It's odd that one of if not the worst performing sector in the market this year is oil and gas service and drilling companies.  Take a look at HAL, SPN, SLB, WFT, BAS, and more.  They are all weak…


Stocks with massive insider buying

You can only speculate why an insider purchases significant amounts of their own stocks.  Of course they expect to make money.  That's a given.  But buying stock in your own company is a hazardous…


We are looking for an ad agency, marketing group or individual with core competency in demographic, geographic, and retargeting online advertising.

It's astonishing how display ads have gotten so sophisticated.  Did you know that when you look at a web site the ads that you see are  probably only seen by you and the few hundred or thousand…


Get your student loan while you can!

America's Student Loan To Reach $1.4 Trillion by 2020 by EconMatters By EconMatters   Student loan debt is surging, partly boosted by many who became unemployed during the Great Recession going…