YouHotNews Click here to view the embedded video. Over the past few weeks the argument over gun control has raged.  Among those demanding stricter gun laws is CNN host Piers Morgan. There is one particular stat that...

Evidence is mounting suggesting that the U.S. economy is strengthening while the rest of the world is deteriorating. In their latest FX Pulse note, Morgan Stanley’s currency team write about how the U.S. seems to be the...

Morgan Stanley is replacing some of its traders with computers, the Wall Street Journal’s Aaron Lucchetti and Brett Philbin report.  According to the report, some of the high-paid bond traders are being replaced with computers in an...

Earlier we highlighted JPMorgan’s outlook for the odds of falling off the “fiscal cliff” when tax breaks expire on January 1, 2013. JPMorgan’s chief U.S. equity strategist, Tom Lee, sees a 15 percent chance that we go...

Financial conditions. From Morgan Stanley U.S. Interest Rate Strategist Matthew Hornbach: We pay very close attention to the Chairman’s references to financial conditions. We believe that they are the main driver of policy action in the current...

Even though the U.S. economy continues to be anemic, the fact that it’s growing at all is impressive to some experts. “After all, the Europe economy seems to be mired in recession, and more than a few...

If you’re hoping for the Federal Reserve to announce more easy monetary policy at its August meeting, then tomorrow’s June jobs report will need to show a negative nonfarm payrolls number, Morgan Stanley’s David Greenlaw says. However,...

Morgan Stanley’s Joachim Fels has a nice, succinct explanation of why Europe made a positive step last week at its EU summit. Note that it came out a few hours before Italy was trounced in the EU...

In his latest US Macro Dashboard note, Morgan Stanley chief economist goes back tot he Fed, and explains why the Fed hasn’t done more. He only sees one explanation… Fed officials are apparently resigned to a poorly...

Dividend yields look attractive compared to bond yields across most developed economies. Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley’s top U.S. equity strategist, is a fan. In a new report, Morgan Stanley’s global equity strategy team identifies 20 U.S. companies...