Filed under: Earnings reports, Conventions and conferences, Economic data, Federal Reserve After testifying before a Senate committee about AIG (NYSE: AIG) last week, the Fed's Ben Bernanke participates in a Council of Foreign Relations event Monday evening. Economic data due to be released this wee...

Hvordan så sagaenes horg og hov ut? Hva er sammenhengen mellom disse førkristne kultbygningene og stavkirkene? Frem til den første etterkrigstiden trodde arkeologer og historikere at man hadde svaret. Så førte nye funn og teoretisk nyorientering til et annet syn, som har vært dominerende frem ...

Worst January EVER! What a way to start the year! I've decided to delve into the bear case this weekend to see if I can talk myself out of thinking we've suffered enough at the 8,000 line. I'll be posting as I read in a Weekend Reading section but I thought it would be a good idea to first review wh...

how many times have you said to yourself, 'man, i wish there was a video of jay-z at a giant festival opening his set with a cover of 'wonderwall' by oasis and then doing a version of '99 problems' that samples the guitar part from 'back in black''? well, wonder no more; courtesy of jenni and the go...

Another nasty week following last weeks gains:  Despite the Fed funds and discount rate cuts, the market threw a hissy fit, with the Dow taking a ~300 point dip. The Bulls continue to hold out hope that someone (anyone!) can free them from the morass of a gnarled financial system, choking on a ...