One clear theme that has been in place throughout the second quarter: The broader market should make you cautious, while individual stock bargains abound. I’ve been hammering home these seemingly contradicting themes, highlighting the need to keep seeking out entry and exit points for… Read More

If you have been following the markets for very long, then you have probably noticed all the flashy ads for foreign exchange trading, or “forex” for short. They seem to be everywhere, from the business TV channels and magazines to billboards and the… Read More

The Federal Reserve is gearing up for its once-every-six-week policy move on Wednesday afternoon, June 20. All eyes will be on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Investors are increasingly expecting the Fed to provide more juice to the economy,… Read More

Commercial bankers are a fickle lot. When the economy is growing, they trip over each other to extend loans to anybody with a business plan. But when the economy cools, bankers slam the lending spigot shut, denying loan applications to any new borrowers while taking a nervous… Read More

In the article below I reveal the names and ticker symbols of 12 widely-held companies that could go bankrupt in the near future. But first I need to give you a bit of background… Every year, our independent research team here at StreetAuthority looks over thousands of potential stock picks. Read More

Commercial bankers are a fickle lot. When the economy is growing, they trip over each other to extend loans to anybody with a business plan. But when the economy cools, bankers slam the lending spigot shut, denying loan applications to any new borrowers while taking a nervous… Read More

Commercial bankers are a fickle lot. When the economy is growing, they trip over each other to extend loans to anybody with a business plan. But when the economy cools, bankers slam the lending spigot shut, denying loan applications to any new borrowers while taking a nervous… Read More

The volatility index, a measure of risk and fear in the market, recently spiked to its highest point this year as stocks sold off in the face of the European debt crisis. The… Read More

Savvy short sellers know to avoid crowds. The best of them will speak of “crowded shorts,” which refer to stocks that are so heavily shorted that they may become vulnerable to a short squeeze that instantly pushes them higher. A number of big-time short… Read More

When President Obama writes his memoirs, he will surely point to Nov. 14, 2011 as one of the worst days of his presidency. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear legal challenges against the Administration’s sweeping overhaul of the United States’ health care system. Administration officials spent thousands of hours horse-trading with various members of Congress, ultimately producing a document which, according to one recent poll, roughly two-thirds of voters would like to see altered or overturned. #-ad_banner-#For more conservative voters, the legislation smacks of government overreach and a loss of personal liberty. For liberal voters, the… Read More

When President Obama writes his memoirs, he will surely point to Nov. 14, 2011 as one of the worst days of his presidency. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear legal challenges against the Administration’s sweeping overhaul of the United States’ health care system. Administration officials spent thousands of hours horse-trading with various members of Congress, ultimately producing a document which, according to one recent poll, roughly two-thirds of voters would like to see altered or overturned. #-ad_banner-#For more conservative voters, the legislation smacks of government overreach and a loss of personal liberty. For liberal voters, the overhaul didn’t go far enough, leaving too many profits on the table for private insurers, as the “public option” component was negotiated out of existence. Of course the Supreme Court won’t simply hand down a ruling based on a poll of current voter  preferences. Instead, the justices will look at various aspects of the legislation and determine whether any or all aspects need to be rolled back.   With a ruling expected on or before June 25, it’s time to prep your portfolio for the various possible outcomes. (The Supreme Court holds its press conference on Thursday, June 14,… Read More