"Purchasing remains a challenge as suppliers now seem to be trying to raise pricing at any sign of life in the economy." (Computer & Electronic Products)"Business is picking up — lots of opportunities." (Primary Metals)"Agricultural commodities continue to weaken, with the exception of the dom ... Read more

Updated throughout the day. Update: RADVision (RVSN) is trading down over 33% on rumors that the Cisco (CSCO) buy-out of Tandberg will cost it nearly 40% of its revenue.  (Morgan Keegan) Update:  Friday’s unemployment numbers will be bogus  (RealClearMarkets) GE (GE) may or may not be tal ... Read more

Last month, we highlighted Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig’s criticism of the long-term stock return data that Jeremy Siegel has used in his book, Stocks for the Long Run . Zweig said that the data Siegel used for 1802-1870 was “rotten with methodological flaws& ... Read the ... Read more

Anyone is a monopolist if the market is defined narrowly enough. McDonald's is a monopoly provider of Big Macs, and Burger King is a monopoly provider of Whoppers. Tiger Woods plays in fewer golf tournaments than he used to. Should he prosecuted as a monopolistic withholder of his services? ... Read more

Depending on the business TV station that runs in the background, one has every option these days. Watching CNBC's talk masters and mistresses - I only consider Rick Santelli a knowledgeable reporter in the good old sense whereas others seem to take daily lessons on the NYSE trading floor, mouth ... Read more

A bearish reaction to the latest, highly anticipated economic stimulus/bank rescue plan sparked a sharp sell-off that caused the major indices to plunge more than 4% yesterday. Though the stimulus plan was largely as expected, a lack of details surrounding a few key points did not sit well with tr ... Read more

So my sister got me one of those Easybuttons from Staples and I decided that I would give it a try this weekend. I decided that I was not going to do much, I'd rely on that Easybutton instead, and I'm sad to report nothing got done. Begads! Foiled again in my attempts to make something from while pu ... Read more