Today I’d like to introduce you to my friend Mike. Mike is a real person and that is, in fact, his real name. He and I met in college and have been close friends since. He’s extremely intelligent, a partner in a major law firm, and he has, to my… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Ceragon Networks (Nasdaq: CRNT), YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) and Newpark Resources (NYSE: NR). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, June 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ceragon Networks (Nasdaq:… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are THQ (Nasdaq: THQI), BP (NYSE: BP) and Anadarko (NYSE: APC). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, June 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low BP (NYSE: BP) $31.33 -7.8% $62.38 $29.00… Read More

Will it ever end? It seems like one day the Dow Jones Industrial Average swings up +200 points and then gaps down -300 points the next. Several weeks of that is enough to make most investors nauseous. But a simple change in attitude can fix all of… Read More

The S&P 500 dropped -8.2% in May, leaving investors with some tough decisions to make in June. The downdraft pushed many solid investments into the loss column, year-to-date. If you are sitting with a loss on a fundamentally sound investment, what can you do?… Read More

First-quarter earnings season is a distant memory, and we’re still six weeks away from the next torrent of earnings reports. To fill that vacuum many investors will be focusing on economic data points that will be released… Read More

Stocks seem to have stabilized as the trading week came to a close, but investors continue to wrestle with the market’s next move. Shares are noticeably cheaper than a few months ago, but the risks of an economic slowdown have increased. For those… Read More

In a bid to keep a lid on runaway prescription drug prices, many companies have turned to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). These firms act as a middleman, handling all prescription-related paperwork and gently nudging consumers toward lower-priced generic drugs and an increased use of low-cost mail-order services. Over time, the… Read More

Warren Buffett seemed to take it on the chin last week. In fact, he’s been hammered for a couple of months now. First came the annual Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) shareholders meeting, the annual Woodstock for Capitalists and Buffett love fest held each May,… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Core Logic (Nasdaq: CLGX), Elan (NYSE: ELN) and Buckeye Partners (NYSE: BPL). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, June 11, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low… Read More