Asian stocks drift lower, taking their cue from Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve decides against fresh action to boost the economy more

This is a guest post by Derek Devore, an experienced options trader. Find out more about his OptionBoost Video Training Program at http://optionboost.com One of my favorite structures when I’m evaluating a position which is slow moving, but is on its way to reaching a particular price point, i more

A big day for the market as indices finished up over 3% and a beautiful breakout for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) through $53. This stock looks poised to move higher from here.Original post: December 20th, 2011 Stock Market Analysis and ADP's Breakout more

They are the walking dead of the booming exchange-traded fund industry: zombie-like ETFs that get scant investor interest and barely trade. more

Much of what is going on today is deeply unattractive. But contrary to what you might gather from the western press, Russia is not the Soviet Union. It is comparatively open and prosperous, writes Rodric Braithwaite more

No matter what the market conditions may be, especially in weeks like this, it is very good idea to do everything you can to stick to the normal trading routine. While none of us can control what the markets do, we can control what we do everyday to be in the right place at the [...] more

The bankruptcy court trustee in the MF Global case has identified $700 million in U.S. customer funds that were sent to the United Kingdom before the collapse of the commodities and futures trader. more

Bank stocks have been shellacked lately as investors worry about what impact the foreclosure scandal will have on the results for the nation's largest financial institutions. more

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The IPO market is really beginning to catch fire with the tech industry partying like it’s 1999.  The party lights glowed and the DJ began spinning the beats before the LinkedIn (LNKD) IPO a couple weeks ago and the party will continue reaching a feverish pitch with a Groupon (GRPN) IPO.  more

When you have a patient with a high fever, you don't sit around asking what caused the fever, you focus on getting it down, says Dennis Gartman about today's ECB "backdoor bazooka." It may not solve Europe's financing problems, but it will provide much needed liquidity to the banks and prevent any d more

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Asia markets fall, with massive central-bank lending in Europe adding to investor caution ahead of the year’s end. more