HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When a humble and dedicated U.S. postal worker was pushed into early retirement by the recent economic meltdown, he had no idea he would end up on the White House radar. In late 2008, Richard Keane Jr., deprived of his postal income, but still determined to put his daughter through college decided to take his chances in the stock market. While he didn't lose his shirt, he felt buffeted by the wild gyrations of the market and out-gunned by techniques of

August 31st, 2009trader7757Leave a commentGo to comments Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxToday’s chart, which should be directly below this post, illustrates something that I have a strong belief. I don’t know that my view is controversial, but as I watch people trade, not many are able to adhere to this simple principle: You are only interested in opening and closing prices in the time period you a

Stocks end strong month with a bout of selling NEW YORK ? After giving the stock market solid gains during August, investors still worried about the economy backtracked a bit during the final day of the month. Stocks fell in light trading Monday after a plunge in China’s main stock market sent a wave of selling around [...]

If NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG ) were an athletic prospect, scouts would rate it as a “triple threat.” That’s because the Princeton-based wholesale power generator is involved in all three of the key energy sources of the future: Solar, wind and nuclear. And that’s only part of the reason I like this stock. Growing profit margins and earnings momentum add to the energy company’s appeal – and a rebound in U.S. economic activity hasn’t even begun in full. When NRG announced its second-quar

Filed under: Company News , Investing , Genzyme Corporation , Intel , Oracle , Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. , Apple , Sun Microsystems Some of the companies making headlines today: Baker Hughes Inc. ( BHI ) , the world's third-largest oilfield services company, today agreed to snap up smaller rival BJ Services Co. ( BJS ) for $5.5 billion in cash and stock. The deal represents a 16.3 percent premium over the BJ Services closing stock price on Friday. BHI shares declined about 3.5 percent