This section was last updated Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at 4:55 pm.The mood darkened in the broader marketplace, and US stocks plunged sharply following a services sector gauge that signaled the US economy may already be in a recession. Read More

What kind of service are we getting from our media and from the gurus when it comes to news and information concerning the economy and the markets? Read More

Many people expected the so-called Super Bowl Indicator to be bullish for the stock market following the New York Giants’ upset over the “near-perfect” New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, but “da bears” had other plans. Read More

It was yet another volatile day for US stocks. After starting the day in negative territory, the three major indexes rallied to close back in black. Read More

One of our Cash Cows announced it quarterly distribution, which is up more than 10 percent from the previous quarter. Read More

After opening the trading session in the red, US stocks bounced back following reassurance from troubled bond insurer MBIA Inc that its AAA-rating isn’t in jeopardy despite its significant fourth quarter losses.  Read More

The Federal Reserve has done it again. For the second time in just more than a week, the Fed cut its key interest rate by a half point to 3 percent. The cut initially boosted stocks from earlier losses but didn’t hold. Read More

Investors rode on hopes of another rate cut from the Federal Reserve as US stocks fumbled in and out of negative territory before closing on a high note. Read More

The Big Movers chart has been updated below to reflect the correct closing prices for Friday, Jan. 25. We apologize for the error. Read More

Game theory is the fancy way mathematics-oriented economists attempt to systematize what happens in the real world, whereby folks interact in various situations involving decision-making. Read More