Markets

If you subscribe to the “Sell in May, Go Away” investment theory, 2013 was not a good year for you. The S&P 500 rose 10% from May to November,… Read more

Which way are stocks headed? It seems the market has been in a holding pattern for two months now. The S&P 500 entered March at just a tick under… Read more

I’ve been watching the biotech sector closely over the past few months. And like most investors, I’m wondering about the next move. Will the decline that has plagued the… Read more

First-quarter earnings aren’t exactly off to a rousing start. But so far, investors have barely noticed. Two weeks into Q1 earnings season, most of the reports have been disappointing…. Read more

America’s highest paid CEO took home $78.4 million last year. That translates into $1.5 million per week. That CEO is Larry Ellison of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL). And his 2013… Read more

With the market struggling over the last few days and the volatility increasing over the last few weeks, I thought it might be helpful to take a look at… Read more

Investor optimism came crashing down as the major stock market indices pulled back.  For the week, the S&P 500 dropped 2.4% while the Nasdaq shed 2.7%. With earnings season… Read more

When it comes to retail, no one moves the needle like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). That’s why news that Wal-Mart is going organic is such a big deal. No, Wal-Mart… Read more

Nothing like a little mayhem and political posturing to generate a bit of value. I refer to the turmoil stirred up in Russia’s capital markets by that country’s government’s… Read more