Recently, public opinion has begun to turn on Dr. Greenspan for his perceived role in the current economic crisis. Dr. Greenspan has embarked on a media tour, defending his policies and his ideology. This article has scrutinized the facts and came to a conclusion on the current economic crisis.

The third and final post in my Dow Theory series. In this post, I address the use of Dow Theory in anticipating broad market trends. I take a look at classical Dow Theory analysis of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and its correlation with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow Theory proxy for the US economy as a whole).

The FOMC lowered the Fed Funds rate yet again today, but the longer term consequences could be worse than any potential benefit.

Candy maker Mars Inc. is buying Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the confectioner behind Juicy Fruit and Doublemint gum and Life Savers candy, for about $23 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday.

The agreement has the potential to transform the globe's confectionery industry and could spawn a series of other combinations.

Chronic overdraft and debt is a widely spread illness. Chances are many of the household who suffer from it are caught in a vicious circle of negative cash flow and debt. Even more likely is the fact that they are unaware of their situation and of the behavioral pattern responsible for it.

New York Times - Microsoft said it was abandoning its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo after the two companies could not agree on a price. At the meeting, which also included Yahoo’s other co-founder, David Filo, and Kevin Johnson of Microsoft, Mr. Ballmer increased Microsoft’s offer to $33 a share, but Mr. Yang said Yahoo would not sell for less than $37 a share.

A great synopsis as to why Potash has been enjoying the success it has been lately. Over the past twelve months, a historic shift in fundamentals has occurred in the Agricultural industry, specifically with fertilizer producers. Fertilizer pricing has traditionally been driven by excess supply, with demand increasing at a marginal rate annually from world population growth.

Two small companies that sell for around net current assets aka really cheap. ETLT is highly profitable and BDR may soon be.

The vix is relatively stable today holding below 20 on a day where Oil is in the news again, up over 119 per barrel amid supply concerns with BP Plc’s shut down its north seas forties pipeline due to a strike at it Scotland refinery and after a weekend where many of us saw an increase closer to $4 per gallon for regular gas here in the US.

A New 2008 Financial Portfolio Add was made. See the article for details.

new black sheep on Capitol Hill are credit card companies. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (the C.A.R.D. Act), aimed at stopping credit card practices that drag consumers into staggering amounts of debt.

Oil's meteoric rise to near $120 a barrel looks like more than just another economic bubble — growing demand and tighter supplies are likely to keep prices high

Travel company picks in spite of high oil prices- 4 picks that Wilsey believes have great potential due to strong balance sheet or fundamentals and the assumption that in a matter of time oil prices will decline.

Sierra chart is a high quality realtime and historical charting, technical analysis and quote software program for the financial markets. It has a large variety of tools which helps the trader in doing their business seamlessly and efficiently. The program downloads and store intraday charts for a symbol when one is connected to the data feed and an intraday chart for the symbol is open.

Despite attractive economics and the potential for lasting competitive advantages, the Software sector is not a favorite of the Magic Formula screen. I examine why in this article, as well as providing some attributes to look for when picking a Software company from the screen.