Filed under: Scandals , Headline news What do you get for the person who has everything? Well, maybe you buy him a piece of history Original post:  Holiday shopping Madoff-style Read Full Story

Filed under: Major movement , International markets , Products and services , Management , Competitive strategy , India , China , Market matters , Money and Finance Today , Japan , Commodities , Oil , DJIA The stock market is rallying. Commodities are on a tear. Yet the dollar is falling. Read the original post:  Why do we have a weak dollar? Read Full Story

Filed under: Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Technology Even the thought is hard to believe for anyone who’s been watching Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) over the long run Go here to see the original: Is Apple closing in on Microsoft? Read Full Story

Filed under: Consumer experience , Competitive strategy , Google (GOOG) , Technology Out of the kindness of its ginormous heart, Google ( GOOG ) is giving holiday travelers a bit of cheer this season, providing free Wi-Fi in 47 U.S. airports starting today and running through January 15 Read the rest here:  Happy holidays! Google giving away free Wi-Fi Read Full Story

Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN) , Options , Kinross Gold (KGC) Priceline.com ( PCLN ) closed at $173.73. PCLN reported better than expected Q3 EPS after the market close yesterday. PCLN November option implied volatility is at 69, December is at 54, January is at 51; versus its 26-week average of 47, according to Track Data, suggesting larger, near term price movement. See the original post:  Options Update: Priceline.com calls active into better than expected EPS Read Full Story

Filed under: Good news , Employees , Recession To say the current economic climate has been ‘thin on good news’ would be an understatement. But here are two data points that represent definite uppers: first, monthly job losses have declined to about 190,000 — still large and unacceptable, using any macroeconomic model, but light years away from the 500,000 and 600,000 monthly job losses that characterized the financial crisis’ acute stage earlier this year. Continue r... Read Full Story

Filed under: Stocks to Buy It’s now or never, from a return on equity standpoint, with Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM ), first recommended on April 24, 2009 at a price of $25.59. If you bought in April, you’re up about 60%. See the original post:  Cameron International: Pull-back is an opportunity Read Full Story

Filed under: International markets We would be remiss if we did not recognize Monday’s 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9, 1989. Dignitaries from around the world, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, gathered Monday for ceremonies recognizing the event that marked the beginning of end of the Cold War, and the start of the reunification of Germany See more here:  Twenty years ago today, economic freedom retur... Read Full Story

Filed under: Newsletters , Stocks to Buy Jack Adamo looks to Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL ) as a new buy. In his Insiders Plus newsletter, he assesses the firm’s newest products and recent insider buying. See the original post here: Insiders eye Novatel (NVTL) Read Full Story

Filed under: Newsletters , Stocks to Buy Jack Adamo looks to Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL ) as a new buy. In his Insiders Plus newsletter, he assesses the firm’s newest products and recent insider buying. More:  Insiders eye Novatel (NVTL) Read Full Story