As the Confederacy of Dunces behind Facebook's botched IPO finger point, financial regulators once again, drop the ball. Monkey see, monkey do.

Just a few weeks ago U.S. corporations report record high earnings. At first glance that's positive but a common sense analysis reveals a deeply bearish message.

Bulk of AAA-bonds inside the new fund are from Canadian and European issuers.

On May 1, 30% of NYSE-listed stocks had already lost 20% or more while the Dow reached a 53-month high. Today the Dow is down almost 10% and bad news is popping up everywhere. But there are additional ...

Two bailout funds, several political changes, and lots of promises later and the eurozone still finds itself heading toward the point of no return. How much further can the euro fall?

Stocks are rallying today but the long-term down side risk is huge. Here's why:

The U.S. banking giant quits its stock buyback program after revealing $2 billion in trading losses. Is the worst over for Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan shareholders?

Shares in social media giant decline 22% even after Wall Street underwriters tried to prop up its share price.

Will investors "Like" Facebook stock? The IPO is within striking distance and investors will soon know. Regardless of the outcome, Facebook is the most insane (and dangerous) IPO in history.

The market selloff looks like it might pause for a few days for a relief rally. The European debt crisis will push stocks, precious metals and the euro lower once again however.

European indexes have been struggling while Wall Street is plugging along. A world economy divided against itself cannot last, so either the U.S. will push up Europe or Europe will pull down the U.S. Which ...

Demand for gold grew 16% over the past 12 months to 1,098 tonnes, but prices are still lower from their 52-week high. Why?

As Baby Boomers shift from growth to income investing, the need to eliminate unnecessary costs is imperative. Discover the secrets for generating more monthly income from your investments.

ETP net cash inflows added up to approximately $3.0 billion for the month of April 2012. Since the start of this year, 2012 net cash inflows are near $58.9 billion.

As Europe's debt crisis worsens and as Wall Street's madmen nuclear bomb billions on foolish credit trades, the 'currency of last resort' hasn't been acting the least bit defensive. And for anyone with ...

Two bailout funds, several political changes, and lots of promises later and the eurozone still finds itself heading toward the point of no return. How much further can the euro fall?

Once again a single trader has caused massive losses for a large financial institution. The trader's activities were even reported publically and nothing was done to curtail him. The risks in the financial ...

HYEM is linked to the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Index and is comprised of...

The 'bull market' is past its three-year anniversary and is about to reach maturity based on historical average. At the same time, the U.S. stock market is deteriorating in plain sight, yet unnoticed.

Gold has been shamelessly sold as a safe haven trade, but it hasn't been acting that way as of late. Debunking the popular theory that gold is "safe."

"Experts" (people who make it their job to understand and forecast markets or events) are usually no better at their jobs than dart-throwing monkeys. In this series of articles, we examine why ...

The S&P has been range bound for the last three months, and while U. S. stocks are sputtering, the trade signals given by support/resistance levels are firing on all cylinders.

A change in political power is often followed by great enthusiasm and hope from the general public, regardless of whether that hope is realistically justified. And while Europe's political characters are ...

Corporate earnings for Q1 2010 and Q1 2011 were better than expected, yet stocks sold off severely. Earnings for Q1 2012 are once again better than expected. Will stocks sell off again?

Why are people still relying on a broken government sponsored jalopy that's on target to go bust by 2033?

PIMCO added its sixth actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), this time focused on government inflation linked bonds. The new...

"Experts" (people who make it their job to understand and forecast markets or events) are usually no better at their jobs than dart-throwing monkeys. In this series of articles, we examine why ...

A detailed short and long-term chart analysis shows where the Nasdaq-100 is headed. This is important because the Nasdaq has been leading the way for the broad market (thanks to Apple).

Stocks have been stuck in a trading range for a couple months - same as in 2011. Does this mean another market top is in the making?

New series of asset allocation ETFs that attempt to beat market indices by owning a portfolio of ETFs.

Corporate earnings are at all-time highs. This sounds bullish but is more likely to turn into a 'bullish boomerang,' particularly when combined with other big fat long-term bearish developments.

Like an alpha-male, the Nasdaq has been leading the pack of broad market indexes. If you want to know where the market is going, you need to know what the Nasdaq's condition is. Here's a detailed analysis ...

The S&P has been trading net sideways for almost 2 months. What will it take to get stocks to break out of this rut?

How can investors beat today's depressed interest rate environment? By following a few simple but...

Once again the Dow Industrials were strong and the Nasdaq was weak. Just as before when this occurred, Spanish bonds and the euro rallied. ECB activity is behind all of them.

"Experts" (people who make it their job to understand and forecast markets or events) are usually no better at their jobs than dart-throwing monkeys. In this series of articles, we examine why ...

Apple's dominance and strong performance has led stocks higher for months. However, dominance is a two-edged sword and goes both ways. Will Apple's recent slide intensify an upcoming correction?

There are many financial debates, but for me, none of them are quite as enjoyable as watching gold bugs beat up on each other. This is...

Periods of sideways trading are often a set up for the market's next move and should be used to come up with a long-term plan. What's the long-term outlook for stocks?

Is this the bottom? Several years after the housing bust, that's what homeowners and realtors are still asking.

A new ETF from Global X Funds focusing on master limited partnerships (MLPs) in the energy sector...

Apple's up side momentum is broken, now the question is how low can an overbought stock go?

Credit Suisse and Barclays Bank have been double dipping by lending out ETN shares to traders that short them, while simultaneously collecting fees from ETN investors that are long these...

After a brilliant start, stocks have done a lot of "fluctuating," where strong down days are followed by spirited recoveries and much conflicting data. So, what's next for stocks?

A new exchange-traded product (ETP) tracking agricultural commodities was introduced today by the United States Commodity Index Funds Trust. USAG is linked...

The Fed's exit strategy from trillion dollar stimulus plans is becoming harder and harder because financial markets have become more and more addicted. And the Fed's members appear to be on different pages....

One specific VIX pattern has issued several reliable buy/sell signals lately. The most recent buy signal (for stocks) triggered yesterday, but will it last?

The STOCK Act is supposed to prevent Members of Congress from trading stocks (NYSEArca: VTI) based on the nonpublic information they obtain in their dealings with business leaders. But the guts of the ...