Money | I am 89 and had chest pains in the night, so called my primary
physician in the morning expecting to go in for a check-up. He
immediately said, “Get to the ER and have an EKG,” so my daughter
took me in about…
Dollars and Sense |
Up, up, and away. The markets just keep climbing. The Dow closed
above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, and it continued
to set new records on…
Newsworthy |
Banker objections. Those of us opposed to Ben Bernanke’s
quantitative easing scheme could take solace from a new report
issued this week. Bloomberg is…
Money |
Flash crash. Last week, with the Boston bombings, the fertilizer
plant explosion in Texas, the Dow having its worst week of the year
so far, and gold and…
Money |
Market madness. Monday was tax day in America, and this week was
the first full week of earnings season. Wall Street couldn’t have
cared less about April…
Finance |
Integrity was the subject for the day. The professor, a WWII vet,
spoke with authority, as 17 midshipmen listened in a small
classroom. The Vietnam War was…
Money |
Gold prices rose slightly today after a precipitous plunge on
Monday rattled precious metal investors around the world. The
sell-off dropped prices 9.4…
Money |
Earnings season. We’ve entered earnings season for the markets, as
we do each quarter, and the news so far this week has been upbeat.
Alcoa is a huge…
Money |
Calm before the storm. We almost got out of this week with no
drama. The U.S. stock markets spent most of the week at or near
record levels. Cyprus seems to…
