Back in December 2008, in VIX Trends Around FOMC Announcement Days, I posted a chart of the average movements in the VIX in the ten trading day leading up to and following “Fed Days,” otherwise known as ... More »The VIX And The Pre-FOMC And Post-FOMC Trades
June 19th is the target date for the exchange offer from Pfizer ( PFE ). I wrote my first article here and I concluded at that time to sell Zoetis ( ZTS ) into supply. High quality comments, particularly ... More »Zoetis Exchange Offer Update
Unison Industries announced the newly designed CF34-8C/E extended life Igniter. The design is certified for use on CF34-8C1/-8C5/-8E1 platforms. It creates lower operating costs wi More »Unison Designs New CF34-8C/E Igniter
The chief executive of SDL has vowed to turn the troubled software and technology company around, after a profit warning wiped nearly £100m off its market value. Pre-tax profit will be between £15m and ... More »SDL tumbles on fourth profit warning in months
Captain D’s continued its record setting performance in the second quarter of 2013. Posting yet another quarter of positive same store sales increases, the 520-unit fast casual sea More »After Record-Breaking 2012, Captain D’s Continues Momentum: Same-store Sales Growth Accelerates and Hits 23 Consecutive Months
Please replace the graphic with the accompanying corrected graphic. More »CORRECTING and REPLACING GRAPHIC Here Comes the Groom!
Since last Tuesday’s The Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk clearly resonated with quite a few investors who are struggling to put their arms around what is going on in Japan and what the implications ... More »Using DXJ To Monitor Developments In Japanese Equities, Currency And Risk
The banking group will now pay $0.23 per share. More »U.S. Bancorp Raises Common Stock Dividend by Nearly 20%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP) is making a move into owning resource properties with the intent of leasing them to third parties to mine. The main focus appears to be coal. If Kinder sees value ... More »Pipeline Giant Signals It's Time To Buy Coal
Distributor of IT solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions, recently rolled out a channel-ready big data and analytics solution for Hewlett-Packard partners in the U.S. and Canada. More »Avnet's New Data Solution for HP
Extra Space's operating partnership auxiliary entered into a contribution deal to buy 20 self-storage facilities in California. More »EXR to Buy 20 Self-Storage Facilities
Wells Fargo Strategist Brian Jacobsen says economy is too fragile for Fed to taper stimulus program More »Fed to Stay Course as Economy Remains Weak, Says Wells Fargo's Jacobsen
And they're dominating the ad festival circuit. More »IBM Made These Incredible Billboards That Serve A Purpose
"There is something you should know about me, about inception. An idea is alike a virus, resilient. Highly contagious. The smallest seed of an idea can grow. It can further define or destroy you." ... More »Mind Over Yen: The Monetary Psychology Of Reflating Japan's Economy
BroadcastAsia 2013, Booth #5G2-05--Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s big data at maximum speed, today announced that Infinite St More »Infinite Studios Expands Production With Secure Content Delivery And Exchange From Aspera
Kristi J. Nelson, FSA, MAAA, Securian Financial Group, Inc., was elected chairwoman of the board of directors of the Consumer Credit Industry Association at the annual meeti More »Securian's Nelson Named Chairwoman of Trade Association Board
ReachLocal, Inc. , a leader in local online marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses , today announced that it has created a dedicated team to More »ReachLocal Announces Dedicated Marketing Practice for Healthcare and Wellness Providers
A roundup of the day's best performers within the S&P 500 and what their moves mean for investors. More »Today's 3 Best Stocks
Let's hope Charlotte Hogg enjoys her 15 seconds of fame. Her appointment as the first chief operating officer in the Bank of England's history is certainly newsworthy. But if she continues to hit the headlines, ... More »Lombard: Hogg will allow BoE governor to focus on the day job
Stocks Rally Ahead Of Fed; Cree Clears 3-Weeks-Tight More »Stocks Rally Ahead Of Fed; Cree Clears 3-Weeks-Tight
The problems we're having with inflation probably isn't what you would think. More »Our Inflation Problem
Federman has 14 years of internal experience. More »Mellanox Appoints Lead Director to Chairman
Long-time Fidelity Magellan Fund manager and all around stock guru Peter Lynch has consistently preached the “Buy what you know” mentality to retail investors. This statement got me thinking: what does ... More »Is There Any Long Term Value in These 3 Fast Food Giants
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced last week that another popular baby product - the Nap Nanny, which offers a soft, slanted surface for babies to sleep on - was being recalled. ... More »Nap Nanny Recall: What You Should Know
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) has increased its dividend 19 years in a row, which is a long dividend streak considering it is in the industrial equipment industry. Caterpillar has good, but not great past dividend ... More »Caterpillar: A Case for Improved Dividend Growth