If a Guantánamo Bay detainee released on the president-elect's watch, despite being regarded as dangerous, were implicated in a future attack on the US – in another September 11, or worse – the country would not forgive him, writes Clive Crook more

As the bear market becomes situation normal, successful investing has become more a matter of "my stocks are down less than your stocks." But should it be? The old adage is that any fool can make money in a bull market and we saw that writ large over the past couple of years. Making money in today's more

Well, it’s that time of year. Everyone is reflecting back on 2008 and making trading plans for 2009. This trading goal post from Jack from rmultiples got me thinking again about some good advice on goal setting I heard from my track coach in college. Instead of coming up with a single, succe more

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Asia Pacific stock markets started the first full trading week of 2009 with a broad rally, with shares taking their cue from the S&P 500's close at a two-month high last week more

I’m shutting things down for the year. Look for posting to return to normal around the middle of January, just in time for earnings (& losses!) season. Post from: Trader Mike On Hiatus more

In November the New York Times reported that anyone wanting to work for Mr Obama must first pass a punishing set of background checks. In itself, that is only ordinary political prudence: any skeletons in a newcomer’s closets will be swiftly dragged out by opposition politicians. ... more

Within the carnage of the 2008 IPO market, we have an announcement of a new IPO filing here at the end of the year that will surely generate some interest (maybe curiosity is a better word) as we head into 2009. FriendFinder Networks, formerly Penthouse Media Group (before Penthouse bought the Frien more

Britain's markets regulator is becoming more demanding and may impose costlier rules on banks, abandoning its previous light touch. more

For the remainder of 2008, I'll be away from the trading desk to spend time with family and for thoughtful reflection upon the new year ahead. I will return on Monday, January 5, 2009. Until then, may you and your... more

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Asian markets climbed Monday, with Japanese shares jumping during a half-day session on exporters like Toyota Motor Corp. and Canon Inc. in the wake of a weakened yen and an advance on Wall Street. more

Lots of significant reversals among the 125 ETFs I follow for the newsletter. Perhaps most importantly, the system is finally selling the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF) which it has been long since November 2007. Friends in Canada and Australia should know that the system is covering shorts in more

After a strong start to the new year in very light trading, Wall Street gets serious. more

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I’m picking up an old book today — Behavioral Finance and Decision Theory in Investment Management — because of a chapter written by Woody Brock called The Future of Behavioral Finance: A Synthesis of Disciplines. He wrote: Proponents of behavioral finance point out that real-worl more