Gold

Here’s something you don’t see every day: stocks, Treasury bonds and gold all sold-off yesterday.

One… Read more

It’s hard to be disappointed with JP Morgan’s (NYSE:JPM) $1.09 a share earnings for the second quarter…. Read more

Intel’s blowout earnings report last night is certainly making it look as though earnings estimates were revised too low for corporations. And so… Read more

After last week’s strong recovery rally, we will find out soon if the fundamentals will support higher prices. Yes, after I’ve discussed it… Read more

It’s often said that the stock market doesn’t like uncertainty. When uncertainty rises, stock prices tend to fall.  

On Monday, when it was apparent that we were in for a big day as futures went limit up in pre-market, I… Read more

Investing in gold is often called a “fear trade.” In times of crisis, it’s believed that gold will hold its value, and… Read more

Yesterday I gave a somewhat tongue in cheek treatment to the question of whether Alcoa (NYSE:AA) had beaten analysts’ earnings… Read more

Finally. Greece has been offered a lump-sum loan by the European Union. It’s been… Read more