The boom in onshore oil and gas drilling continues to redound throughout the US economy. Read More

It’s easy to fall prey to overly bearish sentiment regarding the EU sovereign-debt crisis. Europe is far from healthy, but key credit metrics suggest that the outlook is improving on the Continent. Read More

Rising correlations have been one of the most powerful trends underway in global markets over the past 18 months. Correlation is simply a measure of how closely the prices of two stocks or indexes follow one another. If a stock is 100 percent correlated with another company’s shares, the two… Read More

Don’t buy into the gloom. The US economy continues to improve in key areas. Read More

Oil and gas royalty trusts have become increasingly popular in this low-yield environment. Read More

Although the mood among investors is more pessimistic than it was a year ago, there may be reason to take a more sanguine outlook at 2012. Read More

Fears of another recession bashed global communications stocks in 2011. Here’s how to play the sector in a much-improved 2012. Read More

Given the headwinds facing the markets and global economy, investors should adopt a conservative stance in 2012. Read More

The US economy is gathering momentum in the new year, though storm clouds in Europe could threaten the global economy in 2012. Read More