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By Philip McBride Johnson |
September 30, 2013
As we approach two potential national crises — a government shut-down and a default on federal debt — fertile minds will shift toward whether there is a financial tool to alleviate those risks. Futures contracts and options have long served as mitigators of risk. Why not here?
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By Phil Flynn |
September 30, 2013
Forget all those worries about war and the rumors of war — that was yesterday’s news. After the UN passed a resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons, the risk is all political.
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By Frank Holmes |
August 6, 2013
Too often investors get caught up in political parties, focus on the negative and lose confidence in stocks. As a result, they can miss great bull markets. When it comes to finding opportunities, it’s not about the political party, it’s about the policies.
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By Michael McFarlin |
April 19, 2013
One of the questions we hear most often is, “What does it take to be a successful trader?” George Gero shares five tips for success in this preview to May's Trading 101 article.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
February 19, 2013
Two F-16 fighter jets scrambled on Sunday when several small civilian aircraft wandered into restricted air space over where President Obama was playing golf with Tiger Woods in my adopted state of Florida. Our tax dollars at work.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 23, 2013
U.S. stocks gained while Treasuries trimmed an earlier advance as the House voted to temporarily suspend the the federal debt limit. The yen climbed for a third day after the Bank of Japan deferred new monetary stimulus.
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By Sholom Sanik |
January 23, 2013
Since biodiesel broke onto the scene in a meaningful way in the mid-2000s, approximately 10%-15% of U.S. soybean oil output has been used for biodiesel.
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By Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
House Republicans plan to vote next week on a three-month extension of U.S. borrowing authority in an effort to force the Democratic-led Senate to adopt a budget plan.
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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
January 9, 2013
The dwindling ranks of the long-term unemployed, while testament to the improvement in the labor market, also shows the diminishing returns from extended unemployment insurance payments.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 8, 2013
Some pundits recently have advocated the Treasury Department mint special $1 trillion coins to side-step the looming debt ceiling fight. But would it work?
