Morgan Stanley bills this weekend’s Italian elections as a “crucial risk event.” The euro crisis front has been relatively quiet since ECB President Mario Draghi gave his famous “whatever it takes to save the euro” speech in...

Every week the The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Natural Gas report comes out, telling traders how much natural gas is being stored in the U.S. The report comes out at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays, and this week it...

The value of the Japanese dollar is falling again, now that new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to reinflate the country by instructing the country’s central bank to make asset purchases. It’s now pretty inconceivable that...

This is one you don’t want to miss. Citizens Against Senseless Violence goes door-to-door and asks supporters of gun control legislation to join the movement by putting signs in front of their homes letting everyone know that...

The Sinocism newsletter is compiled by Bill Bishop, and republished here with permission. Be Informed About China. The Sinocism China Newsletter. Free Our kids started their five week Chinese New Year vacation at 10 AM today, so just links this...

Youtube Dan Savage investigates the recent pot legalization in Washington and Colorado and how it has already dismissed over 220 misdemeanor cases. He also gives a brief history of the inequality caused by marijuana prohibition. Click here...

As emerging economies evolve into developed economies, their GDP rebalances and shifts from being driven by investment to being driven by consumption. This is a phenomenon that we’re beginning to see in China as the world’s second...

After a bounce on the relief from the fiscal cliff deal that took place on New Year’s Day, the stock market has been in a sideways holding pattern. Investors are waiting to see if there was some...

JPMorgan’s Chief US Equity Strategist Tom Lee is known on Wall Street for his typically bullish outlook on the stock market. Lately, however, his views on where the S&P 500 is headed from here haven’t been as...

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced support for Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann on Sunday, saying she welcomed his warnings about the handling of the euro zone debt crisis and saw his influence within the European...