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Will stocks pay off in the long run? This question is the most relevant in the current market meltdown. Statistics show stocks have paid off in the past, but it all depends on how long you're willing to wait.

Cable stocks are a good place to hide until the economy settles, said Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett today after taking a look at Comcast's results. "Where else do you expect to have a more stable set of cash flows?" he asked.

I thought this was timely considering it's October 29th (Black Tuesday-1929 Wall Street Crash). The story takes a recession and depression of the 30's and the similarities between then and now.

U.S. stocks blasted higher Tuesday afternoon, wiping away a week's worth of steep losses as bargain hunters flooded the market and investors expected for an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.

The intrepid are going to keep some money in equities, so the question becomes "where do they go?"

Volatility Index, known also as the VIX, helps investors measure the blood in the streets. Peaks in the VIX are closely associated with market bottoms. That's because climaxes of fear are times when everyone who's ever going to sell has sold. And when all

Only a few weeks ago Volatility Index has come under spotlight when financial news outlets invoked the index in their market commentary. Unfortunately most of the general public was blissfully unaware about it.

Being a billionaire isn't as much fun as it used to be. Just ask Kirk Kerkorian, the investor and casino magnate. Kerkorian plunked down $1 billion in Ford Motor in the spring. In a bit more than 4 months, he's seen more than 2/3 of the value vanish

Being long a "systemically important bank" is akin to being one of Orwell's "Animals who are more equal than others." It's like Daddy Warbucks whipping around the munitions players to cash in on World War I. I feel filthy, dirty and otherwise disgusted.

U.S. and international stocks sprang higher on Monday to end brutal week for stock market around the globe. A frantic weekend of international government actions bolstered confidence in the banking sector and credit markets.