Consumer sentiment appears to be “fairly upbeat” this holiday season, given the relatively sluggish economic growth seen in the U.S. economy this year. While the economy grew at an... read more

In 2000, as the dot-com bubble was in full swing, Pets.com, an online retailer of pet supplies went public. The company was less than two years old at the... read more

In his latest whitepaper, Rob Arnott is still repeating things like this: “We point out that some of these factors owe much (or all) of their past efficacy to... read more

High yield Corporate Credit a good buy for next year? One bank thinks so With the US Ten Year Treasury note touching 4.466%, bumping up against weekly high yield, low... read more

In making case for Fed regulation of nonbank financial sector, Fischer subtly points to the need for centralized tracking of all derivatives read more

The US government is exiting the auto business. The US Treasury announced that it would sell its remaining 2.2% stake in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) by the end of the... read more

Citi Research has lowered its S&P EPS targets for the end of this year and for 2014, based on slightly weaker numbers from Europe, the possibility of a tax... read more

The Benefits Of A Value -- Momentum Strategy Continued from: Value investing: The academic research [Pt. 3] UBS On Value-Momentum Following on from UBS’s analysis of Gregg Fisher, Ronnie Shah & Sheridan... read more

Blackstone’s Vice Chairman of Advisory Partners Byron Wien is aware of numerous serious long term problems facing the economy, but regardless he remains a modest stock market bull and... read more

Question: Which is more interesting - Sitting on a cruise ship wondering if your wife doesn't love you, or wondering about when the Fed is going to raise rates? Get The... read more