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The Antiques Roadshow's Five Most Valuable Finds

8:00AM 9/01/2010

PBS's Antiques Roadshow has inspired thousands of people to scour their grandma's attics. While few people strike it rich on the show, some turn out to have true treasure on their hands. Here are five of the biggest valuations from the U.S. show and where the items are now.

Comeback Brands: Ten Famous Brands Coming Back to Life

6:30PM 7/26/2010

By Bruce Watson

Company News, Economy, One Year Later, General Motors

In the last two years, dozens of top retailers have liquidated merchandise, shuttered stores and filed for bankruptcy. But thanks to customer loyalty and management smarts, brands once given up for dead are now alive and kicking.

One Year Later, No Sign of Improvement in America's Income Inequality Problem

8:00AM 7/04/2010

By Peter Cohan

Columns, Economy, Investing, One Year Later, Credit, Careers

Last July 4, I wrote that we needed to get our independence from Wall Street, whose roughly 300,000 highest-earning employees often benefit from government policies that have put the other 309.2 million of us in a weaker position. Current efforts at financial reform seem unlikely to reverse this...

This Time Is Different: The GDP Report Was Great

1:30PM 2/02/2010

By James Altucher

Columns, Economy, Investing, One Year Later

I'm a big fan of John Mauldin and his weekly email newsletter, Thoughts from the Frontline, where he analyzes the economy.But even so, I disagree strenuously with his reasons for being a pessimist on the economy, after the recent GDP report.

Report on Stimulus Bill's Impact Has a Problem of Numbers

10:15AM 1/14/2010

By Bruce Watson

Economy, One Year Later

The Council of Economic Advisers released its second report on the effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus bill. But are the numbers any good?

Daily Blogwatch: How to Make $500k Trading Penny Stocks, Some Clean Energy Picks

8:30AM 12/30/2009

By James Altucher

Company News, Technology, Columns, Economy, Earnings, One Year Later

Below are some great reads for investors from around the Web: Looks like Mark Zuckerberg spent Christmas crushing Google. ______________ Hilarious Star Wars / The A-Team mashup. ______________

Daily Blogwatch: Stocks to Buy by Year-End; Plus, Stevie Cohen in action!

8:00AM 12/23/2009

By James Altucher

Company News, Technology, Columns, People, Earnings, One Year Later

Great reads for investors from the Internet, including who might succeed Warren Buffett and stocks to buy in the remaining days of 2009.

Reinsurers to Take it on the Chin: Rates Likely to Fall 9% in January

1:07PM 12/21/2009

By Tom Johansmeyer

Investing, American International Group, One Year Later

Insurers and reinsurers are still dancing around an agreement on next year's rates, but an insider expects reinsurance rates to fall 9 percent for the property-catastrophe sector.

Banking Liability Litigation Drops, Making Insurance Cheaper

11:30AM 12/21/2009

By Tom Johansmeyer

Investing, Marsh & McLennan Cos, American International Group, One Year Later

The spike in banking litigation didn't come, protecting insurers and reinsurers from hefty claims. Look for pricing to stabilize, only a year after the crisis.

Insurers Will Come Back to Hedge Funds in 2010

12:30PM 12/18/2009

By Tom Johansmeyer

Investing, Marsh & McLennan Cos, American International Group, One Year Later

Notoriously conservative investors, insurance companies cut their hedge fund allocations in 2009. But as the sting of the financial crisis eases, they'll come back looking for stronger returns.