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Clinton campaign hopes for spring renewal after winter of discontent
It is not a revelation to state that Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-New York) campaign has stumbled and is reeling. It would be a revelation to argue that despite all of the advantages that public policy experience, party apparatus, and political ...
Is John McCain the fox guarding the campaign finance henhouse?
John McCain is famous for many things. One of those is the McCain-Feingold Act designed to limit the role of corporate money in politics. But his actions suggest an eagerness to accept corporate money as a means to his political ends.
Here are ...
Venture capitalists betting on Democrats?
If the flow of political fund raising capital can be used as a gauge, then there's a strong message coming from the flow of campaign contributions from venture capitalists. Contributions by venture capitalists to Democratic candidates exceed ...
SEC cracks down on 'pay to play' investment advisers
The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that "The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to propose a federal rule that would ban investment advisers from managing public pension-fund money after contributing to the campaigns ...
Play defense with PepsiCo (PEP) and Phillip Morris Int'l (PM)
In Gordon Pape's Internet Wealth Builder, contributing analyst Tom Slee looks at "recession-resistant" global stocks. Here, he reviews Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP).
Slee explains, "Philip Morris continues to benefit ...
Armor and bullets boost General Dynamics
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) turned in a quarterly profit that beat expectations. The business of battle overshadowed aviation industry contraction, which contributed to the result. Thanks to the strong Q3, General Dynamics has raised its profit ...
Gilead (GILD): New potential in 4-in-1 HIV drug
"Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) develops treatments for life-threatening diseases and specializes in drugs for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS," notes Hannah Choe.
The contributing editor to Personal Finance explains, "Already the market leader in ...
Long dated oil contracts surge to almost $100 per barrel
Sometimes you can get an indication of market trend by looking at the prices of futures contracts in the forward months. Oil futures contracts trade out as far a 2017. Oil futures contracts for the year 2017 are trading a just a shade under $100 per ...
A four-pack of income fund favorites
"We believe it is prudent to lock in some profits, and focus on developing an income stream in the event that we get either a major correction or double-dip recession," says Glenn Rogers.
The contributing editor to The Internet Wealth Builder ...
Geithner sees 'early signs' that global imbalances are being addressed
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore Thursday, told Bloomberg News he sees "early signs" that the world is addressing imbalances in spending and saving that contributed to the ...
NYT News Service migrates after cut
This winter, a bit more of New York is headed to Florida. Layoffs for 2010 have already been announced for the New York Times Company(NYT). The New York Times News Service will lose 25 editorial positions next year and shift the service's editing to ...
Weak dollar adds $20 to the price of oil
The price of oil has risen from about $30 per barrel at the height of the economic recession to the present $77 per barrel. Much of the increase is due to the weakness in the U.S. dollar. Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil (XOM) told CNBC: "If you put ...
Google says: Chrome for Christmas
Google (GOOG) is letting a few developers peek behind the curtain. The early look the company's new operating system, Chrome, is happening in true Google style: by invitation only. When it's released, which should be in time for the holidays, ...
Tough Retirement Questions: How do I choose between a 401(k) and an IRA?
This post is part of a series where retirement expert Dan Solin offers simple answers to the ten toughest retirement questions. See all 10.
Q: How do I choose between a 401(k) plan and an IRA?
A: You don't necessarily have to make a choice, since ...
Circuit City launches year-long digital TV education campaign
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC), which continues to struggle with sales, profit and just about every other meaningful metric, at least is clinging to life with some public relations efforts. The second largest consumer electronics chain in the ...
Entrepreneur's Journal: Want to get a piece of the Buffett/Goldman honeypot?
The week in preview: No turkey earnings from Tyson, Hormel, Cracker Barrel ...
Comfort Zone Investing: Intel is saying something ... can you hear it?
