The amount of U.S. debt owned by foreign nations has never been higher.
Since Sept. 30, 2014, the U.S. Treasury has accumulated $17.8...
Peaking along with retail sales are the economic numbers that abound in the final weeks of each calendar year.
The year closing out and...
It's the numbers that count in this crazy world. They can tell stories that words can't.
Here's a look at some of the fascinating,...
After last week's onslaught of economic indicators and earnings reports, the stock market today is down in morning trade.
As earnings...
On August 2, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will report the official unemployment rate. But this number doesn't tell the accurate story of the...
Everyone has a different opinion on how best to take the measure of the markets and the economy at large. Hairs standing up on end, a...
Dollar-cost averaging has long been a strategic staple among mutual fund buyers. Longer-term investors use it to smooth out the effects of...
To understand the potential defensive-investing benefits of dollar-cost averaging, let's take a look at two scenarios involving United States Steel...
The Economic Cycle Research Institute - referred to as the "ECRI" by anyone in the know on Wall Street - has correctly called every U.S. recession...
Volatility has hamstrung U.S. stocks recently, but history suggests there's a reason for hope on the horizon. The past week and a half has...
As stocks have slipped lower over the last three months, copper...
Second quarter earnings season is in full swing on Wall Street and investors are keeping a close eye on corporate profits. But...
We have already seen strength in industrial sales in many companies, but today's recommendation may be the most promising yet. United...
We dove into market history a lot recently with studies of the 3%+ up day a...
FedEx's unfunded pension problem gives us a clear look at the troubles lurking just around the corner for those who borrowed their way through the...
If you ask me, the current bull market in U.S. stocks is hanging by a thread. In fact, a decline that takes the
With the whipsaw patterns U.S. stocks have experienced in recent weeks - both the
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday pledged to maintain economic growth of at...
Housing starts. PPI. Same-store sales. Weekly jobless claims. Philly Fed. Lagging indicators. Core CPI. Industrial production. When it...
