As earnings season starts to wind down the health of the economy will be on everyone’s radar. This past week investors were greeted with a better than expected GDP number. It was the first time in four quarters we've seen positive GDP. Although the majority of the number came from government stimulus programs it was still good enough that economists started calling the recession over. Next week investors will be focused on an FOMC meeting and the jobs numbers. Analysts are expecting the unemployment rate to climb to 9.9% inching ever so close to the 10% level. With unemployment ...

Nike is financially fit, allowing it to pull ahead of the competition under trying economic conditions.

As the stock market approaches Dow 10,000, investors are left wondering how much farther it can go.

This is an open letter to construction workers worldwide -- or at least the ones I pass on my way home everyday: If possible please stop doing work on bridges tunnels and roads into major bridges and tunnels during rush hour. It took me a sickening 2 and a half hours to get home yesterday. The bonus was sitting next to a guy who looked like he'd run a gallon short when painting his pants onto his legs. Serenity now!Asian stocks were a bit of a mixed bag. The Hang Seng actually closed down 2.51% but the Nikkei ended ...

Quarterly results will continue to roll in Thursday evening, with chipmaker Nvidia Inc. projected to swing to a loss and Maxim Integrated Products Inc. expected to post a decline in both profit and sales.

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