On the surface one may assume that a company that announces a share repurchase is doing so because they feel that their stock is undervalued. Sometimes this is the case, and sometimes its a way for insiders to fill their wallets.

According to TrimTabs," 1,012 U.S. public companies announced $456 billion in stock buybacks this year, breaking the previous record set in 2004 when 728 compa

After yesterday's sizable drop, many are wondering if the market has enough power to break to new high's. Our friends at Erlanger Squeeze Play think so. Here are a few of Phil Erlangers thoughts: (www.erlangersqueezeplay.com)

Short interest dropped 0.50% on the NASDAQ in its report released after the close yesterday. Overall short intensity dropped in all sectors for the month, with

Here is a viewers comment about a piece I wrote yesterday on corporate entitlements. Let me clarify that anything a worker bargains for, and corporations agree to, should be honored. But, I don't know if corporations can, or will, hold up to their end of the bargain. The movement toward globalism is a much larger goal for these companies.

Pensions are not "entitlement programs." A p

Below is an article written by Paul Craig Roberts, a nationally syndicated columnist, and a former editor at the Wall Street Journal. In 1981-1982, Roberts served as assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy. He has also been associated with the Hoover Institution, and the Institute for Political Economy.

I thought that many of you would be interested in this latest vote.

"Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to protect the symbols and traditions of Christmas. The vote was 401-22 in favor of the resolution (5 voted "present"); below are the representatives that voted "nay."

Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Lois Capps (D-CA)