For the second day in a row, the EUR/USD was an early riser in New York. The euro uptrend, which had been building momentum since the London open, kicked into high gear following a bounce at a psychological “00â€� level during the hour prior to today’s New York open. A convergence of multipl...

The EUR/USD currency pair was a favorite today for both the bulls and the bears. The bulls were the star performers in Act One, which featured a 110-pip long trade on the euro during the early part of the New York session. Act Two was the domain of the bears, who saw opportunities to profit from an ...

After a 3 month steady decline, it looks like the EUR/USD is finding some footing. A move into the blue box and a break above the dashed trend line, would be a confirming signal of a trend change. Time to buy some EUR/USD?...

Sterling took the spotlight in today’s currency markets, as concerns about the United Kingdom’s banking sector weighed on the British pound through most of the European trading day. A 100-pip short trade on the GBP/USD at the New York open, then a 50-pip long trade on the same pair at th...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in the winter 2009 issue of Contexts magazine. A trend that ha...

A survey of physicians has found broad support for the position that parents should not bank their newborns' umbilical cord blood in a private blood bank unless another member of the family is at risk for a blood disease that will require a stem cell transplant. The results of the survey are reporte...

Pre-London gave us some clues, along with one trade that ended up stopped out break even on the GBP/USD pairing. We had many clues of an impending rise, at least on the short term. In this video I show in detail how we planned, and ultimately confirmed our entry reasoning/criteria, primarily using F...

While world financial markets saw a flood of economic data and policy developments from multiple major economies, only one country seemed to matter most. The February purchasing manager’s index from China, released during the Asian session, was better than expected. That, and the prospect of a...

Stem cells can thrive in segments of well-vascularized tissue temporarily removed from laboratory animals, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Once the cells have nestled into the tissue's nooks and crannies, the so-called "bioscaffold" can then be seamlessly reconnected t...

Bethesda, MD (March 1, 2009) - Previous studies have raised questions regarding differences in quality of care for patients hospitalized on a weekend compared to weekdays. In fact, a growing body of health services research has demonstrated an association between admission to hospitals on the weeken...