One of America's most important entrepreneurs recently gave a remarkable speech at a summit meeting of our nation's governors. Bill Gates minced no words. &quo…

Yesterday's Late night conference call with Dr. Vlado yielded some interesting facts for readers not written about in the journal or harped by the no-nothing's o…

While many U.S. households have benefited from the recent rise in real estate prices, homeowners who have bought at record high prices are vulnerable to a fall in proper…

GM Tuesday posted a first-quarter net loss of $1.10 billion , its worst result since the industrial icon skirted bankruptcy in 1992, due to weaker U.S. sales and growing…

The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that builders started construction on new homes and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.84 million units in …

In a boost to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two large housing groups told Congress in prepared testimony Tuesday they oppose limiting the amounts of mortgage loans the go…

Instead of focusing on specific securities in the equities and fixed-income markets, Bianco concentrates on the macroeconomic forces that move entire sectors . His lates…

Fred Goodman, who publishes the best technical analysis of the stock market I've ever seen (find it on my Web site ), confirms it. He tells me the American Associati…

Hedge funds that bet against the future of a company by selling its stock short extended their winning streak for a third straight month as investors worried about risi…

Former head of American International Group Inc ., Maurice '"Hank'' Greenberg gave his wife 41.4 million of his shares in the insurance company, accordi…

The 10400 Dow region is critical to hold. The bearish sentiment is HERE. " It's follow-through from yesterday ," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment offic…

The gap between net income computed using generally accepted accounting principles, known as GAAP earnings, and the earnings numbers relayed in company earnings stateme…

Determined to crush Qwest's drive for MCI, Verizon over the weekend agreed to buy a 13.4% stake in MCI from Mexican financier Carlos Slim Helu for $1.1 billion in ca…

The individuals named in the criminal and civil actions are former or current employees of Spear Leeds, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS - news ); Van der M…

The 7.1 percent hike, slightly higher than 2003's 7.0 percent jump, continues a trend of increasing drug prices. Since the end of 1999, prices of more than 150 popul…

In California, the traditional fixed-rate loan is in danger of becoming extinct . According to recent LoanPerformance data, the percentage of new loans that are adjustab…

In the four years ending last September, The Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Operation Continued Action" identified more than 245 subjects in 158 invest…

India and China agreed Monday to form a "strategic partnership," creating a diplomatic bond between Asia's two emerging powers that would tie together nea…

In China, low interest rates have led to an explosion of Chinese hard-currency assets: Reserves grew by $210 billion in 2004 to $610 billion, giving the country the worl…

Ford saw its net income rise seven-fold to $3.48 billion in 2004 from $495 million in the previous year. But about 85 percent of its earnings came from the finance divis…

Francois Bourguignon told the Les Echos newspaper it was too early to talk of a speculative bubble but that the United States had to cut its deficits to head off a crisi…

Fannie and Freddie buy mortgages from originators and repackage them for sale to investors as securities. But they also keep some of the loans and securities in their …

Senior Chinese officials have said they will not attend spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the end of next week. A decision by Beijing…

Early indications suggest that plan sponsors are indeed interested in adding a Roth 401(k) option to their traditional 401(k) plan. "From a selling standpoint, …

The survey found that a significant portion of the Hispanic population uses checking accounts (82% of those born in the United States and 64% elsewhere), home mortgages …

In general the results show the massive superiority of being a ‘bargain hunter'. Ben Graham's concept of a margin of safety is still sound today. Buying cheap st…

The absolute worst thing you can do now, my friend, is let the Bush Social Security Plan lull you into a false sense of security. Here's why: The private s…

Did the market hit bottom on Tuesday? After a dismal first 88 days of the first quarter, equities staged a major rally yesterday as oil prices sank and a report from the…

Fibonacci, Elliot wave, cycles and Phi all correlate. Leonardo Fibonacci was a 13th century accountant who worked for the royal families of Italy. In 1242 he published a…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies recent speech by James Dorian Ph.D. posses some possibilities and issues for the world in China's emergence in t…

America's 39 million Latinos spent nearly $700 billion last year and are the fastest-growing consumer group in the country. By 2008, Hispanic consumer spending is ex…

1. You can never start saving too soon 2. Don't underestimate expenses in retirement. 3. Don't make your retirement plan contingent on employer or government …

In Berkshire Hathaway 's (nyse: BRK.A - news - people ) 2002 annual report, Warren E. Buffett and Charles T. Munger l…

The U.S., also thrived, adding 69 new billionaires. The U.S. is now home to an astonishing 341 billionaires, just shy of half the world's billionaire population. St…

Hawkins, who will continue to work as chief technical officer of Treo maker palmOne (nasdaq: PLMO - news - people ), already…

Watching the recent media coverage on Pope John Paul has made me rediscover what we have lost as a planet. Tirelessly listening to the stories of his travels, his accomp…

The cycle of cheap money that has fueled the booming financial markets of the last 20 to 25 years is coming to an end. Are you and your portfolio ready? From January …

Supply Management survey's indication of accelerating inflation sparked a rapid reversal in the dollar's fortunes, switching the market's attention to infla…

Top energy derivatives trader Goldman Sachs ( GS ) said in a report on Thursday the oil markets might have entered a "super-spike" period, which could eventual…