Why Would They Sell This Stock To Us At This Price?
Tom Sudyka: Ken Kroeker and Frank Lawson founded Lawson Kroeker in 1986. I joined the firm in 1999 after 15…
7 Simple Steps to Take for a Successful 2015
Fall is the time to plan ahead so you can launch the new year as a profitable one.
Monetary policy: When will they learn?
THE monetary economics of a world in which interest rates are close to zero are not especially mysterious. Stimulating the…
US Dollar Loses Sentiment Edge in EUR/USD, USD/JPY
The US Dollar bull run was reinforced by an aggressively short retail crowd. The tides are turning, and that may…
GBP/USD Bucks Trend & Clears Previous Day Range- RSI Breakout?
Despite the range bound price action across the major currencies, the GBP/USD has bucked the trend and looks poised for…
Six Months of Nothing
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Week Starts Positively for Industrial Metals & Grains
While today’s trading data from China was a ;bit disappointing, it was good enough to ;push copper higher. Nickel advanced…
Here’s Why Betterment’s CEO Loves That People Call His Investing Website A ‘Robo-Adviser’
The term "robo-adviser," which can be traced back to 2002, isn't usually meant as a compliment. It refers to online…
Bullard Urges More Fed Communications to Satisfy Market Cravings – Businessweek
Wall Street JournalBullard Urges More Fed Communications to Satisfy Market CravingsBusinessweekThe Federal Reserve should move to a quarterly monetary report…
International Debt and Financial Crises
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Novelist Dubus now looks homeward after gritty memoir
Andre Dubus III put his faded hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts, on the map of modern literature with his gritty memoir,…
Clark Art Institute’s Rembrandt painting attributed to artist as debate continues
The Clark Art Institute’s painting Man Reading has been unequivocally attributed to the great Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)…
Market Snapshot: John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin, Untitled, 1963, Susan Sheehan Gallery John McLaughlin American, (1898–1976) Kohn Gallery A forerunner of hard-edge abstraction, John McLaughlin’s rigorously…
Vatican Launches Sistine Chapel-Porsche Deal To Grant Visitors V.I.P. Access For A Price
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Despite worries about the impact of millions of tourists on Michelangelo’s precious frescoes, the Sistine Chapel is…
Chinese President Lectures Artists On What Their Role Should Be
“Artists should not be “slaves” to the market or “lose themselves in the tide of market economy”, Mr Xi told…
Elmore Leonard’s Papers (and Hawaiian Shirts) Go to University
The University of South Carolina has acquired more than 150 boxes of materials for Elmore Leonard’s archive.
Art Review: ‘Egon Schiele: Portraits’ at Neue Galerie
“Egon Schiele: Portraits,” at the Neue Galerie, unspools the striking evolution of this Expressionist, who would become one of the…
Price Check: Frieze Masters
At art fairs, the ARTnews team checks in from time to time with dealers at certain booths to hear about…