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After a dearth of activity in the early stages of the bull market, corporations now appear dead set on unlocking hidden value via spinoffs. Case in point: Two dozen deals have already been completed...

Sector ETFs surged last week, likely as a part of the hope and relief rally by equity markets Sector ETFs surged last week, likely with the hope and relief rally experienced by equity markets....

Why use lots of words when pictures will suffice? That’s our motto on Fridays in the Wall Street Daily Nation. Once a week, we select a handful of graphics to put important economic and...

Republicans and Democrats remain at loggerheads over the government shutdown – and, more importantly, the debt ceiling. That’s got the supposed “smart money” trading scared. By...

That means the long-winded analysis is out. (Hallelujah!) And some carefully selected charts are in. (Amen!) So without further ado, check out these snapshots on the scariest development in the gold...

That didn’t take long! Just seven days ago, I laid out specific trading instructions to profit from an inevitable uptick in volatility in October. Remember, it had nothing to do with the ongoing...

With the wounds of the Great Recession still raw for every American, it’s all too easy to fall into the fear trap. Specifically, fearing that our country is just one financial and/or political...

When it comes to discerning the future direction of share prices, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of earnings growth. Or, as my favorite mantra goes, “Stock prices ultimately...

Words mean little on Fridays in the Wall Street Daily Nation. Instead, we try to let pictures do the talking for us. Each week, I select a handful of graphics to put important economic and investing...

Well, so much for tradition. Historically, September is the worst month for the stock market. Except for September this year, that is. The S&P 500 didn’t decline, as is the norm. It rose by...

Although politicians have gone from unofficially doing nothing to officially doing nothing, we’re still here plugging away. Same as it ever was. Our mission? To help you avoid unnecessary risks...

Barring a last-minute, epic compromise, the government is closed today. The stock market might be behaving badly as a result, too. Oh, and apparently Nostradamus predicted this would happen in his...

We’re living in a world of haves and have-nots. It’s the 99% versus the 1%, as the Occupy Wall Street Movement likes to put it.While I have a hard time believing that anyone truly thinks...

If you’re tired of living in a chronic state of “information overload,” we feel you! It seems the investment news and commentary never cease.Not to worry – we’re here to...

At this point, we might as well relocate the New York Stock Exchange to Washington, D.C. Why? Because instead of focusing on individual economic and corporate fundamentals emanating from the financial...

Five years removed from the last financial crisis, what’s the likelihood of another one gripping the world markets? “It’s a certainty,” says Former Treasury Secretary, Hank...