Majority of Agencies Plan to Retain or Increase Staff A fourth quarter survey of advertising agencies found that agency confidence was on the rise heading into 2017, in line... read more

Like a dating ritual where the perused finally signals to the pursuer it’s time for the payoff, Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) is formally sending signals to Bill Ackman and Valeant Pharmaceuticals... read more

News reports say that Donald Sterling “lost” his recent battle with his longtime wife, who wants to sell an ego boost called the Los Angeles Clippers to an overpaying... read more

Single Market Beta: A Preference For Discomfort by Chris Brightman, Research Affliates. Yikes is right! Investors continue to underperform the market by a significant margin, as Russ Kinnel of Morningstar reminds... read more

Active management can be saved, the answer? Sustainable investing Unless you have been living under a rock for the past two years, you will know that passive investing has accelerated... read more

Market Levels     US:  Dow Futures: 12676.00 (-0.27%), S&P 500 Futures: 1329.50 (-0.60%), NASDAQ Futures: 2556.00 (-0.31%) Europe: CAC: 3070.14 (-0.57%), DAX: 6242.90 (0.22%), FTSE: 5481.67 (0.05%). Asia-Pacific: Australia: 4136.90 (1.96%),... read more

Is the U.S. Really Headed for 3% GDP Growth? Deutsche Bank economists recently upped their forecast for U.S. growth in the fourth quarter to 3% year-on-year. But its team of... read more

Given that the American labor market is by far the most important topic on the minds of voters, today’s labor market report provides an opportunity to review how presidents... read more

Rising oil production in the US and slowing oil demand growth in the rest of the world were expected to bring Brent oil prices below $100 a barrel, but... read more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) loosened restrictions on hedge fund managers trading commodities, but average investors are not likely to see mass advertising promoting the funds anytime soon. The... read more