There's no way to really understand the meaning of the investment mantra "stocks for the long run," unless you understand how long the long run can really be. And how long can it be? Long.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
This month, the news for Obama fans is not bad. It's not get-up-and-cheer good, either, but it's a lot better than the news has been for the past two months.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
The news for Obama fans continues to be bad this month. There may be a faint glimmer of a spark of hope in the numbers -- but that's about all I can promise here, sorry about that.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
The news this month for Obama fans is not particularly good, as Obama has definitely ended his "honeymoon" period (which virtually all first-term presidents go through).
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics
Obama's poll numbers have dropped this month -- a whopping one-and-a-half percentage points. Reports that the sky is falling may be overblown.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics
The stability of Obama's numbers (especially the approval rating) continued in May, which is remarkable compared to other presidents during the same time period in their terms.
Henry Blodget | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business