Wall Street Daily

“It ain’t what we don’t know that gets us in trouble. It’s what we do know that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain Who needs Warren Buffett to drop some sage...

Why use lots of words when pictures will do?That’s my thinking every Friday when I select a handful of graphics to put important economic and investing news into perspective for you.This week,...

It’s a Wall Street fact of life: Initial public offerings (IPOs) follow the broader market. During downturns, IPO activity stalls out. And during rallies, activity heats up. Right on cue, the...

I’m all for a day off in the market. But I’m not about to let Presidents’ Day keep us from busting a widely held belief on Wall Street, which we do every Monday. So welcome to...

“So, together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger.” - President Obama in Tuesday’s State of the...

Repetition breeds retention. And right now, there are three investment warnings that I need to repeat so your portfolio doesn’t suffer the consequences of any unfortunate memory loss. And to...

Trying to predict – and invest in – the market’s next takeover targets is one of the most difficult things to do. And when the takeover isn’t much of a secret, the potential...

Forget Manic Mondays. In the Wall Street Daily Nation, we celebrate Myth-Busting Mondays. For the newbies in the group, each week I pick a widely held belief and use the Hammer of Truth to smash it...

Yesterday, I shared why the Fed is ultimately the one mashing the gas pedal to drive stock prices higher. (Scary thought, huh?) Well, the good news is that the fate of our hard-earned capital...

It’s Friday in the Wall Street Daily Nation! That means the longwinded analysis is out. (Hallelujah!) And some carefully selected charts are in. (Amen!) This week, I’m sharing a chart...

Break out the bubbly, because it’s Friday in the Wall Street Daily Nation! For the newbies in the group, once a week I embrace the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. And I select a...

In yesterday’s column, I explained how traditional venture capital (VC) investors have become apathetic. They’re not plowing capital into private VC funds with enthusiasm anymore. We can...

A $1-trillion wealth transfer is about to hit Wall Street. Private venture capital (VC), the go-to funding source for decades’ worth of technology-based startups – including Google (GOOG),...

Last week, I encouraged you to embrace the possibility that the U.S. economy might actually be gaining momentum. I know. It’s not exactly a popular stance. But lo and behold, in the short time...