The Labor Department recently released February's jobs report. Jobs added to the economy drastically exceed estimates, while wage growth continued to lag. Despite the discouraging wage figures, every news outlet from The New York Times to The Wall...

Why are investors still looking for yield to begin with, especially in light of the fact that equities have delivered more than stellar returns?

Is there life left in domestic equities?

In the last five days, the S&P 500 index (SPY) has corrected by 2.5% and there is certainly some panic in the markets related to a strong dollar and its impact on risky asset classes. This article discusses why the current market correction is...

Are you still waiting for the world to change? | Sergey_P/iStock/Thinkstock March is historically a poor month for gold, which is bad sign for the commodity, since it's already down 1.6 percent year-to-date, writes Barry Ritholtz on Bloomber...

Whenever you are inclined to doubt the excesses in the securities markets, you need only look as far as NCAA bonds. No, these bonds have nothing to do with college sports. In this case, NCAA stands for "No Coupon At All." These are high...

Never has there been a more artificial—-indeed, phony—–gain in the stock market than the 215% eruption orchestrated by the Fed since the post-crisis bottom six years ago today. And the operative word is “orchestrated&rdquo...