U.S. President Barack Obama will use his maiden visit to China this week to discuss a range of contentious issues but will probably stop short of pushing the largest buyer of U.S. debt too hard.

Washington will reportedly impose punitive duties of as much as 99% on imports of oil and gas pipe from China, following allegations by U.S. Steel Corp. and other producers that the products are being dumped at unfair prices.

It wasn’t at all clear last May that the stock market had bottomed two months earlier. Yet mutual-fund manager Craig Hodges didn’t need to have all the pieces in place before he made a move.

The world’s wealthiest man turns 54 this morning with his net worth having been boosted by the past week’s jump into Windows 7. By contrast jumping out of windows was the order of the day for scores of stockbrokers exactly eight decades ago. If only Madonna had been around back then to invent yoga the stress of the Crash may have been mitigated. Certainly yesterday’s 8.52% gain in Lululemon (LULU) shares suggests downward dogs could cure any angst engendered by a downward Dow. Actually the Dow rose slightly on Tuesday in contrast to other major indices mixed market messages evidenced ...

Shares of United States Steel Corp and AK Steel Holding Corp. come under downward pressure after the two report another tough quarter, hurt by weak prices, continued low operating rates at their mills and cautious outlooks for the rest of the year.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Benchmark Journal.