Analysts are told to project earnings to the low side, then the real earnings generally beat them.  They are paid cheerleaders.  If the truth came out about how real accounting could make a company look bad, then we would have panic selling and a repeat of 2008.

The bailout of Greece is like paying off your kids credit card debt..... WIll they learn anything?  The answer is yes!!... They can keep doing what they are doing, because daddy will help........

I would like the business news channels such as CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox to post the salary, amount of kids at home, and portfolio value of their guests on the screen next to where they work.  Most would say $100k plus, none, and $500k plus.  When they say that the price increase of everything from gas to food won't ef...more

Lowering GDP and earnings expectations is similar to playing hoops on a 7 foot rim.... Slam dunks look better!!!

You have to start a career somewhere right?  Why do some of you people think this McDonalds hiring is a bad thing?   What a great way to learn the ropes of how a business operates!!  Yes it might not be for you, but for others this is a stepping stone to work your way through a great corporation.  NOBODY starts at the ...more

The fed needs to start being proactive and not reactive.  If you don't feel well you go see a doctor, you don't wait until it is so bad they need to send an ambulance........

Some of tomorrows possible headlines: Oil sells off stocks rally. Government shut down averted stocks rally. No damage reported in Japan stocks rally. Wholesale inventories climb stocks rally. Job market looks brighter stocks rally. Dollar strengthens stocks rally. Commodities sell off stocks rally...more

Lower EPS predictions are only lowered so they can be beaten and then the stock market can continue its rally.  It's like college when you only need a D- on your final to keep your B..... When you get a D+.... you party.

I said it before, and I will say it again..... Everything doesn't matter... We are going higher!   Oil up.................. ​ .Good for energy stocks......... market up Oil down............. Good for consumer... .............market up Dollar down....... World buys U.S. products..... market up Dollar up...........more