#-ad_banner-#The two titans of retail squared off last week in a discount smack down. The battle... Read More

#-ad_banner-#The two titans of retail squared off last week in a discount smack down. The battle should have major  consequences for each other and the broader industry. Amazon.com, Inc.... Read More

The semiconductor industry has always been extremely cyclical and volatile. Demand for chips... Read More

The semiconductor industry has always been extremely cyclical and volatile. Demand for chips fluctuates widely with the product cycles of major tech companies like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung... Read More

#-ad_banner-#Although the city of Detroit’s $18 billion bankruptcy declaration in 2013 was... Read More

#-ad_banner-#Although the city of Detroit’s $18 billion bankruptcy declaration in 2013 was taken in stride by the stock market, bond insurance companies lost billions and saw their stocks slide... Read More

Carmakers reported surprisingly strong U.S. light-vehicle sales in May with a seasonally adjusted... Read More

Carmakers reported surprisingly strong U.S. light-vehicle sales in May with a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 17.71 million units, the highest since 2005. Aided by five weekends, including the... Read More

#-ad_banner-#In the face of historic monetary stimulus from nearly every major central bank in the... Read More

#-ad_banner-#In the face of historic monetary stimulus from nearly every major central bank in the world over the past few years, an investment in gold would have seemed to be a... Read More

#-ad_banner-#Since the 1950’s, computer data has been stored on spinning platters, known as... Read More

#-ad_banner-#Since the 1950’s, computer data has been stored on spinning platters, known as hard disk drives. These drives consume a lot of energy and give off a lot of heat. A half century... Read More

The surge in natural gas production has changed the energy landscape in the United States.... Read More

The surge in natural gas production has changed the energy landscape in the United States. Production jumped 44% between 2005 and 2014 compared to a decline of 4.5% over the previous nine-year... Read More

Interest rates have jumped on stronger economic growth in the United States and abroad causing... Read More

Interest rates have jumped on stronger economic growth in the United States and abroad causing prices for rate-sensitive investments to plunge. Traditionally low-risk investments like the iShares 20+... Read More

The great bond exodus may have begun. Fears of Federal Reserve-induced interest rate increases are... Read More

The great bond exodus may have begun. Fears of Federal Reserve-induced interest rate increases are pushing bond yields up and bond prices down. In fact, more than $1.2 trillion in value has been... Read More

Higher interest rates are setting up to be one of the major market themes of 2015. Global rates are... Read More

Higher interest rates are setting up to be one of the major market themes of 2015. Global rates are surging, and despite the fact that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the Federal Reserve... Read More