Stock Market

Are the Bulls Full of Bull?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

The question, he asks, "is whether the bulls are full of bull?" Ortz argues that the plight of the banks -- a bell-weather market sector -- is still an unresolved issue.

How Bear Markets End: Blodget

businessinsider.com | Henry Blodget | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Doug Short has taken a detailed look at the 10 bear markets and bear-market-recoveries since 1950. You can click through a slideshow showing each of ...

Stocks fall after 4-week rally; Dow below 8,000

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — Wall Street pulled back for the first time in five days Monday as investors worried about balance sheets at banks and the quarterly r...

Jim Cramer Declares Depression Over; Millions Panic

Andy Borowitz | Posted 04.06.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Just moments after Mr. Cramer delivered his upbeat prediction, stock prices went into an epic free-fall unprecedented in the annals of modern trading as millions of investors rushed for the exits.

Wall Street Rally Will Depend On These Five Companies: Wal-Mart, Target, Microsoft, Google, Dow Chemical And Citigroup

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business


The assumption is that the earnings for the first quarter from most companies in the S&P 500 will be atrocious. That can be set side-by-side with the ...

Jim Cramer Declares The Depression "Over" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 05.05.2009 | Business


On Thursday's episode of "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer declared that the depression is, well, over. No stranger to making bold statements about the stoc...

Keep the Baby -- Throw Out the Bathwater

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business


Larry Gellman

Those of you who are waiting for the economy to get "back" to normal will probably be waiting for the rest of your lives.

Street looks past job data, logs 4th week of gains

AP | TIM PARADIS and MADLEN READ | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Not even grisly job losses could get in the stock market's way Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average clawed higher to end above 8...

Stocks extend 4-week rally; Dow breaches 8,000

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Investors dove into stocks Thursday, extending a rally that gave the Dow Jones industrial average its best four weeks since 1933. St...

Wall Street opens 2nd quarter with a gain

AP | SARA LEPRO | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street opened the second quarter with solid gains, extending a four-week rally that brought the market off its lowest levels in ...

Ballooning Debt Threatens Economic Rebound

Dan Dorfman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

If that's true, the end result of the debt debacle appears inevitable: job firings, consumer spending and home foreclosures will continue to mount, while stocks should once again head lower.

Best Month In the Market in 7 Years? Who Cares?

Ian Welsh | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business


Ian Welsh

Repeat after me: The market is not the economy. Of course the market is doing well. The administration promised to put around 2 trillion more dollars into it in various forms.

Investors cash in some gains from big rally

AP | TIM PARADIS and SARA LEPRO | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Caution reasserted itself on Wall Street, sending stocks down sharply but not enough to stop the market from notching its third strai...

Back to the Future

Larry Gellman | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living


Larry Gellman

Although it may not be as much fun as the more recent version, the new normal will probably look more like the normal of my youth than the unsustainable glory days of the last 20 years.

Stocks Rise On Relief Over Earnings, Debt Auction

AP | TIM PARADIS and MADLEN READ | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — This time, it was the consumer who had Wall Street rallying. Better-than-expected earnings from big consumer brands Best Buy, ConAgr...

Mortgage-Backed, My Assets!

Patrick O'Sullivan | Posted 04.26.2009 | Comedy


Patrick O'Sullivan

Baby Back Securities: Melt in your mouth, not on your balance sheet. These choice, succulent, tainted assets are smothered in Tim Geithner's own secret recipe sauce (just watch it trickle down!) then slow-grilled to perfection.

We Are So Angry That We've Lost Our Minds

Larry Gellman | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


Larry Gellman

President Obama says we should stay angry but express our outrage in productive ways. I say we should get rid of the anger altogether.

Stocks manage moderate gain after erratic session

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street is showing it still has some moxie. Investors shook off an attack of nerves that wiped out a big early advance Wednesday...

Joshua Cooper Ramo: Surprise! Global Financial Crisis Could Turn China Into A Superpower

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.11.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

The Chinese banking system has been through so much stress during the last few decades, they are in a much better position than the U.S. to deal with the global financial crisis, says Joshua Cooper Ramo.

Stocks surge on bank plan, rise in home sales

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street got the news it wanted on the economy's biggest problems _ banks and housing _ and celebrated by hurtling the Dow Jones i...

In Cramer We Trust?

Mike Papantonio | Posted 04.20.2009 | Media


Mike Papantonio

Most of the pundit misinformation occurred because investigative reporting in the news industry is dead. This new breed of financial TV pitchmen weren't paid to ask tough questions.

Swimming with the Sharks

Dan Dorfman | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

You've got to be bonkers to swim in shark-infested waters, but it's widely happening -- no, not in the movies, but in real life -- on the financial front.

Wall Street resumes rally following housing report

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — You know things have changed on Wall Street when the housing industry saves the day. A surprise government report that home construc...

Stocks give up gains after 4-day rally

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street's big rally fizzled _ and maybe that's OK. Analysts said Monday's pullback after a four-session surge didn't necessarily...

Wall Street cautiously optimistic this week

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 04.15.2009 | Business


CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wall Street knows it shouldn't get ahead of itself. So traders and investors are likely to go into the new week cautiously as...