Don’t Sweat the Fed

For all the attention given to Federal Reserve policy, the Fed has little latitude to surprise the financial markets in 2014. More 

Bloomberg: MSFT Set to Name Satya Nadella CEO

Microsoft's board is reportedly focusing on Satya Nadella as the next MSFT CEO and may replace Bill Gates as chairman. More 

“Tapering” Economic Growth Will Be 2014’s Story Line

Look towards defensive stocks for 2014 as a hedge against pullbacks, as I believe 2014 will look quite different than 2013 More 

Trade of the Day: Ciena Corp. (CIEN)

While the longer-term stock market outlook remains bullish, a shorter-term spate of more selling cannot be ruled out. More 

Bet on Visa Stock Charging Higher

The U.S. has a big problem with people living beyond their limits and paying for things with credit — not that credit doesn’t have a useful role in society, but it’s easy to overdo it. Apparently if you look at the results of Visa’s (V) latest earnings announcement, it doesn’t appear that people are slowing… More 

AMZN vs. GOOG – Which Tech Titan Is a Better Buy Now?

Google earnings were clearly better than Amazon's, but which is the better stock? We put AMZN stock head-to-head with GOOG stock. More 

Everything You Need to Know About the GDP Report

The government's most recent GDP report showed surprising strength in the economy, despite a cutback in government spending. So what's next? Read more. More