Filed under: Forecasts, Good news, Rants and raves, Apple Inc (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Recession, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) If there is anything that makes me think we could be close to a market bottom, it is all the peo...

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...

Filed under: International markets, Management, Industry, Microsoft (MSFT), General Motors (GM), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Diageo plc (DEO), Serious Money, Oil It does not matter whether you are focused on the gala event of president Obama's inauguration or Gala apples, it is a new day. Actually the two ga...

Filed under: General Electric (GE), Diageo plc (DEO), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Anybody have capital gains to show this year? I didn't think...

Another rough week in the markets. The parade of bad news was virtually non-stop. For those traders who think this is a contrary indicator and are wading in buying, best of luck (sold to you). I will tell you that negative sentiment has reached pretty high levels. Not extreme, but definitely high. B...

Filed under: Products and services, Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Limited Brands (LTD) Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) recently opened Gilly Hicks, a provider of women's undergarments like no other. "The shop, which contains upper-end lingerie, loungewear and intimate accessories, is modeled ...