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In these trying times, consumers throughout the U.S. have become experts at searching for mark-downs and hunting for deals on food, clothing and anything that can be store-bought. Heck, there's even a show on TLC that highlights the lives of extreme “couponers”! Unfortunately for American...

Politicians should stick to what they're good at, groveling for money to fund their next re-election campaign and making pompous speeches to stir up even more partisan bickering. What they should not do is stop making believe that they know anything about economics. If I bought Harvard University...

IS the hangover from all the partying this market has done the past two months finally setting in?... Before you read any further i would like you to re-read last night's late night S&P update. Please focus on ES_F levels and the reasons behind why they were significant, specifically 1215....

Bulls were put back into the paddock this afternoon as the bears roared on the back of a 1% US dollar rally and sector wide commodity sell off. Spot gold futures are down 14 points on the day, off nearly 42 points from session highs of 1424. The E-mini contract closed the regular session down .80%...

The after hours session tonight has been fairly active following CSCO's EPS. What makes Cisco selling so significant is the fact it is a large component of the index's. You can see the Nasdaq and ES_F reaction in the chart above. The ES_F fell from 1214 to 1206 in about 30 minutes. Cisco at one...

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Today, US stocks rose to bring the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the biggest gains it has experience since July. Stocks used earning reports to increase share prices as they beat analyst expectations. S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings on the average beat analyst expectations,...

US Stock futures rose despite the meeting of the Federal Reserve deciding on riskier stance. The prices for S&P 500 future rose to 1046.9 or 5.2 points, Nasdaq 100 futures rose to 1679.50 or 4 points, and Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures gained 53 points to 9762. Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS)...

Investors Sold off shares on Wednesday with expectation of poor GDP numbers. They pleasantly surprised to find that the GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.5%, better than the 3.2% that analysts expected. These numbers show that recovery is on track and will continue to heal. As a result of the...

Both NASDAQ and S&P 500 dropped Tuesday amidst fears of slowing consumer confidence and questions about a speedy recovery from financial crisis. The Dow held on to modest gains as both Chevron Company (NYSE: CVX), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM)are set to release...