Since the May 19th top in the S&P 500, you may find it of interest to see which ETFs have performed the best since: Is it any wonder why there ar...

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Good morning. We start another day with disappointment over the last batch of earnings reports. As you probably already know, a number of ...

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I recently inherited (literally) a stack of trading & technical analysis books, VHS tapes and DVDs. I’ve listed many of them for sale on Amazon at very competitive prices. Take a look and maybe you’ll find a deal on something you’ve been meaning to add to your library. Post from: Trader Mike's Blog Trading Books, Tapes & DVDs Sale...

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Good morning. Premarket activity suggests that we'll see a positive day following a better than expected earnings report from Bank Of America (BAC) ...

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Revenue recognition has always been one of the more deceptively complex accounting issues. You think that there's a sale when there's delivery of...

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The market is at an interesting juncture right now. The indices look like they’ve had nothing more than an oversold bounce last week. M...

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Good morning. A mixed batch of earnings reports and another drop in oil prices are in focus this Friday morning. We have no fresh economic data to consid...

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Squawk Box Question: In the July 17 Mad Money post, “Oil Down, Banks Up?” which fictional realm does Mad-man stock guru Jim Cramer...

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It’s been fun, but all good things must come to an end and thus the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is coming to a close. Our goal...

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Did anything interesting happen in the market while I was away? I hope you’ve all navigated the big slide well and took the clues from D...

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Good morning. The market is set up for a positive day following yesterday's long overdue relief rally. Better-than-expected earnings results (see ...

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