We all see that the current economy has strongly influenced on everybody in every market. It is eventually hard for people to earn living. And traders also, they have to deal with lots of difficulties. So, ever wonder how to become a profitable trader, especially in current time? Ever want to take t...

Filed under: Management, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Options Carol Bartz, the new CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), has no qualms about executive transparency. During an appearance Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley Tech Conference in San Francisco, Bartz confessed that she doesn't u...

From People For The American Way: In a letter released [Monday], all 41 Senate Republicans threatened to filibuster President Obama’s judicial nominees unless they were given veto power over judges from their states. The letter also demanded that President Obama renominate ultra-conservative B...

Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Bad news, Safeway Inc (SWY), Options, Technical Analysis Safeway (NYSE: SWY - option chain) stock is falling today after the company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $338 million, or 79 cents per share, missing analysts' projections of 81 cents per s...

The latest edition of my weekly updates on my life and adventures in the City of Angels. This one’s a little late, as I had a busy weekend, but I promised to bring you the goods each and every week, and so I do. I spent much of this week buying furniture and various items for my new place, and...

From the One Option blog. Yesterday afternoon we learned that AIG would post the largest quarterly loss by a corporation – ever. In the last quarter they lost $60 billion. That is in addition to the $100 billion they lost last year. When this all started, I remember them needing an $80 billion “...

As the meltdown continues - the S&P is now down 170 straight points (18%) and has been down 6 of the last 7 weeks, I am getting more and more invested for a counter trend rally (this week?). A hint of a potential rally appeared Friday as many stocks underneath the surface performed well despite ...

Filed under: Options, Technical Analysis, Agriculture, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT) When Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) fell from its June 2008 peak of $241.62, it fell hard. The stock bottomed out at $47.54 in early December, marking an 80.3% decline from peak to nadir. The shares h...

Valassis employees get a free lunch on their employer once a month, but hard times in the ad biz mean VP Mike Wood may be cooking those meals himself, according to KWCH, a Wichita news station. It has a cafeteria, exercise room, stock options, and flexible schedules for it's employees.  Once a mont...

Filed under: Major movement, Forecasts, Good news, Options, Technical Analysis Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS - option chain) shares are way higher today after the company announced yesterday evening that it expects fourth-quarter profits to reach at least the midpoint of its prior forecast. It ha...