Outlook

This academic study looks at the return characteristics of different categories of diamonds and gems. The results are quite interesting!

Infographic on natural gas, from GE.

The trailer for Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill in "

Google searches for “double dip recession” have shot up in the past two weeks. Does this have predictive value?

Phrases you'll hear on financial television that make the speaker sound smart, but really don't mean anything.

Using Twitter to inform trading stocks - a video from Reuters.

The Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Janus Capital Group is a blow for shareholders' rights advocates.

Reverse merger stocks including those from China are the subject of a new SEC investor bulletin.

On an eBay auction, a lunch with Warren Buffett is currently taking bids of over $1.5 million.

Analysis of the asking price for the exchange traded funds site ETF.com

The full 60 Minutes segment on high frequency trading, with Steve Kroft.

In his new book, Oaktree Capital's Howard Marks takes issue with the traditional definition of investment risk as tied to volatility.