There are now questions at the Fed as to whether QE3 would even be effective, based on the FOMC minutes, says Dividend and Income Plus manager Bill DeShurko.
It's sometimes hard to conceptualize the difference between these two very large investing figures. Here's some help.
Sure, risk management and expected payoff are similar. But that's where a reasonable comparison ends.
A maker of equipment for the solar, LED and emerging technologies industries, the company is making money hand over fist.
Alcoa's report is being seen as sign of a troubled earnings season. Analysts that were slow to cut EPS targets across the board may be the bigger worry.
U.S. stocks are selling off for a fifth-straight day. The Fed minutes could be a catalyst, although stocks are not oversold and volatility remains low.
Don't fight the Fed in the gold market and especially not now, argues Chris Henwood of The Henwood Edge and a former trading VP at Goldman's J. Aron.
We diversified into three new sectors: consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and telecommunications services.