Friends Stocks got off to a decent start for the week, but there did not seem to be much enthusiasm amongst the investment community. Bank stocks continued to lead the way and the beleaguered tech industry and selected growth stocks finally saw a bounce, but all in...

Friends The non-farm payroll number came in just about as expected, with 178,000 new jobs created in November. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6% which is its lowest reading since August 2007. Unfortunately average hourly earnings slipped 0.10% which was somewhat...

Friends It was another very mixed day in the financial markets. Bond prices continue to fall (rates rise), gold has been demolished as of late, oil has rocketed over $50 per barrel after the OPEC announcement, and stocks continue to separate recent winners from...