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This Is It! World Premiere of Capitalism: A Love Story Tonight

Michael Moore | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Citizens Arrest, Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Warren, Economy, Chase, Meltdown, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Movie, Unemployment, Bailout, Credit Default Swap, Michael Moore, Jpmorgan, Citibank, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Foreclosure, Stock Market, Wall Street, Bankruptcy, Bank of America, Aig, Sicko, Venice Film Festival, Recommended, Derivative, Merrill Lynch, Baron Hill, Henry Paulson, George W Bush, Marcy Kaptur, Capitalism: A Love Story, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News

Tonight, at the Venice Film Festival, I will premiere my new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story." After 16 months of production, I am proud to present this work of mine to you. It is unlike anything you'll see this year.

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I Used to Be a Fatalist! Perhaps I Have a Choice?

Lisa Guest | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Bull Market, Edward Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Three Days of the Condor, Woodstock, Economy, Kennedy, Bear Market, Stock Market, Fatalism, Self-Improvement, Nixon, Choice, Living News

I'm beginning to see the error in my ways and how a dark overview has robbed my life of much joy and possible adventure.

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How Laffer Inadvertently Prophesies The Limits of Capitalism

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Taxes, Wealth, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Tax Cuts, Arthur Laffer, Wage Gap, Housing Crisis, Wealth Gap, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News

As the very rich have increased the gulf between their wealth and that of the average citizen, two patterns have emerged.

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One Nation, Two National Economies

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosure, Unemployment, Wealth, Two Americas, Income, Stock Market, Housing Crisis, Business News

The trend toward greater inequality has grown through the last 4 months of the downturn.

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Bonfire of the Insanities

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Industrial, Tom Wolfe, Dan Dorfman, Bonfire of the Vanities, Stock Market, Business News

With mounting evidence of better days ahead for both the economy and the stock market, many bears have toned down their negative comments and are running for cover. Bud Conrad is not among them.

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News Corp. Looking To Unload Dow Jones Industrial Average

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Jones for Sale, Stock Market, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones, Business News

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average could get a new name. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that its publisher, Dow Jones & Co., ...

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TRAILER: My New Movie Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Citizens Arrest, Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Warren, Meltdown, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Movie, Housing Crisis, Trailer, Unemployment, Bailout, Michael Moore, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Stock Market, Wall Street, Bankruptcy, Bank of America, Credit Defaiult Swap, Aig, Sicko, Capitalism, Derivative, Merrill Lynch, Baron Hill, Henry Paulson, George W Bush, Marcy Kaptur, Capitalism: A Love Story, Business News

It's a crime story. But it's also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship.

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Wall Street's Advice From Last March Missed Biggest Rally In 70 Years

bloomberg.com | Lynn Thomasson and Adria Cimino | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Banks, Wall Street, S, Stock Market, Citigroup, Business News

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Anyone who did what Wall Street analysts advised last March has only losses after the biggest stock market rally in seven decad...

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Zorro Rides Again, Maybe Into A Ditch

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Bull Market, Economic Recovery, Stock Market, Recession, Bear Market, Economic Crisis, Business News

Verne Kabbel is a super contrary indicator. He has periodically e-mailed me over the past five years and as a forecaster on the direction of the market, he's infallible; I've never known the man to be right.

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A Penny From Heaven

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

Penny Trenk recently pulled off the kind of financial feat that one might associate with the likes of investment whiz Warren Buffet. In sports, her feat would be like running a 4-minute mile.

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Market Rally: The Only Question That Matters

Dan Solin | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Job Market, Video, Markets, Housing Market, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Economy, Nasdaq, Market Rally, Business News

There is only one question that intelligent investors should be asking. You won't find it discussed in the financial media. Your "market beating" broker or advisor is unlikely to focus on it.

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The Ultimate Stock Market Sucker's Rally

Garrett Johnson | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Business News

Wall street insiders need "dumb money": your money. They need money from people foolish enough to believe what the financial media is telling them.

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Is the Gloss Half Empty?

Robert Kuttner | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Unemployment, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Obama Stimulus Package, Financial Recovery, Politics News

Did the Obama team get the stimulus about right, we averted a depression, and things are already reverting to normal? Don't count those chickens yet.

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Wall Street Is Right -- This Time

John Standerfer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: High-Frequency Trading, Chuck Schumer, Flash Orders, Stock Market, Short Selling Ban, Paul Krugman, Sec, Short Selling, Charles Schumer, Flash-Orders, Wall Street, Business News

In this post-Madoff environment, where the SEC needs all the credibility it can muster, it's critical that the agency not provide a knee-jerk response to every whim of the media and politicians.

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The Madness Of The Media

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Alt-a Mortgages, Job Losses, Newsweek, Unemployment, Economic Recession, Dan Dorfman, End of Recession, Rally, Recession Ending, Stock Market, Option ARM Mortgages, Housing Crisis, Recession, Media News

Newsweek, the New York Times the Wall Street Journal are proclaiming the end of the recession. It seems unlikely that the army of 14.7 million unemployed Americans will share their exuberance.

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Ouch! Recession, Part 11

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Consumption, Nouriel Roubini, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, J.C Spender, Green Shoots, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Recession, Jeffrey Immelt, Jim Rogers, Business News

Several prominent economic voices are now calling for a double-dip recession -- an end to the current one, a recovery of sorts and then a slide back into another recession.

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Information Asymmetries Part II

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Government, Paul Krugman, Economic Stimulus, Poverty, Joseph Stiglitz, Stock Market, Sam Pelzman, Payroll Taxes, Milton Friedman, Global Financial Crisis, Financial Advice, Business News

It takes time for labor unemployment to go down, but there is now a lot of slack capacity and eventually that slack capacity will be priced appropriately and then, finally, consumers will spend.

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This Little Piggy Went to Market

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Bull Market, Investing, Investing China, Morgan Stanley, Dan-Dorfman, Bear Market, China Foreign Investment, Tony Sagami, Stock Market, Dan Dorfman China, Pig, China, Business News

The bottom line from Chinese bulls: As far as putting your money to work in risky China goes, this could be the year the pig outshines the bull and the bear.

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It Was a Good Week in Economic News

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Gdp, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Business News

Like last week, this week we learned more about the underlying structure of the US economy. More and more little pieces are coming together indicating the worst is probably over.

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Wall Street's Gains Equal Main Street's Loss?

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Quarterly Earnings, Real Estate, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News

Ordinarily, a bull run like this would be cause for optimism, on the belief that savvy investors see a light at the end of the tunnel. But could the good news that is powering share prices be bad news for the economy?

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Good News From The Housing Market?

Jim Randel | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market, Housing, Finance, Housing Market, Rental Market, Homeownership, Rental Housing, Business News

For now anyway, while June's housing numbers are certainly welcome, they do not indicate great news for a large segment of the U.S. housing market.

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The Obama Rally Continues

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Obama Economy, U.S. Economy, Markets, Stock Market, Market Rally, Business News

The right wing's favorite barometer was the stock market until the markets started to rally in March.

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Post-Recession Investing: Have The Market's Glory Days Disapeared Forever?

U.S. News & World Report | Kirk Shinkle | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Investing, Stock Market, Retirement, Business News

With a little luck, the economy and the stock market should hit bottom sometime this year. In fact, there's a chance that both already have, although ...

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Half-Time Economic Update: Are You Smoking Green Shoots?

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking, US Economy, Manufacturing, Green Shoots, Housing Market, Unemployment, Stock Market, Business News

Avoiding financial calamity is a good thing and it does appear that the global economy is past the worst point in the cycle, but a self-sustained recovery is not necessarily in the bag.

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