Market Takes Heart; Bear Call Spread on FCX
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (Top Gun Options) -- The Bulls continue to rampage through the new calendar year, with 2012 so far providing Wall Street with one of its fastest starts since 1987. Still, the Top Gun Options trading team sees ...
Romney Takes Nevada, But Obama Takes The Lead
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) This was supposed to be Mitt Romney?s week. Back-to-back wins in Florida and Nevada have helped to cement him as the all-but-certain Republican nominee. Instead, the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll points to President Obama as the...
Pollution takes heavy toll on China
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- China is paying a high price for pollution resulting from the country's soaring economic development fueled by low energy costs, an environmental report claims.
Greece takes step closer to default
Lucas Papademos, the Greek premier, failed to make party leaders accept harsh terms in return for a second ?130bn bail-out, pushing Athens closer to a disorderly default as early as next month.
Mancuso takes super-G, Vonn crashes out
America's Julia Mancuso claimed her sixth World Cup career victory on Sunday in the super-G with Austria's Anna Fenninger second and Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather third.