Markets in the US and Europe have been on a tear (the last couple days notwithstanding) and there are generally two reasons give for why: A hope that the Euro disaster scenario won’t play out and firmer...

Early this year when I wrote The Housing Bottom is Here and Housing: The Two Bottoms, I pointed out there are usually two bottoms for housing: the first for new home sales, housing starts and residential investment,...

After a brutal four days, crude and natural gas ended the week on a high note as news that a low-pressure system had moved into the Gulf area. August WTI contracts gained nearly 2 percent to close...