From ABCnews.com:The 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates, by percentage, are: 1. North Dakota 4.2 2. Nebraska 4.9 3. South Dakota 5.04. Montana 6.4 5. Vermont 6.5 6. Utah 6.57. Virginia 6.6 8. Iowa 6.7 9. New Hampshire 6.8

Every week more numbers come out to reveal another level of ugliness in this economy. Today comes this article from CNNMoney.com. The state that speaks volumes:Every state had an unemployment rate in October that was higher than a year ago,

The MMA Track is a program which consists of three certification tiers, intensive training and assessement to progress levels of knowledge and experience. The program is open to individuals and organizations of all skill levels. It will include industry terminology,

In the app, shoppers can search for a type of electronics product. But what's really neat about the app is how it works for certain products, such as TVs. Users can take a picture of the room the TV is

Fortunately, Cisco has acted on this need and introduced a new (and free) iPhone app chronicling the latest security threats to computers and mobile devices by offering alerts from Cisco's enormous internet traffic and security experts (better than 500 in

All of us here in Dean's office just posted an open letter to him on the website.We want everyone to read it, including Dean.It explains that we are giving Dean's gift to his readers instead of him!This isn't some silly

During this entire economic crisis I have seen many stupid and/or irresponsible actions taken by the banks and investment firms. But this one from CitiBank is so stupid and irresponsible that it leaves me astonished that anyone that is a

U.S. stocks extended a global drop as concern grew that the rally has outpaced the prospects for economic growth. The yen and the dollar strengthened, oil tumbled and yields on Treasury three-month bills turned negative for the first time since

Warren Buffett, the CEO and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)/(BRK.B), announced on Thursday to borrow $8 billion of loan for the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI). Berkshire Hathaway, which already owns a 22% stake in Burlington Northern,

You can add gold demand to the list of items being supported by China. China was the sole market to see positive growth in consumer demand for gold, rising 12 percent from a year ago the World Gold Council reports.

The 3-month T-bill yield has collapsed to new lows, yielding half a basis point. That means if you plow a million dollars into 3-month bills right now, in 3 months you will walk away with your million plus about 13

US stocks dropped for the third straight day Friday as investors reacted negatively to Dell Inc.'s worse than expected quarterly results. Shares also retreated as a stronger dollar weighed upon commodity sector.

Three points to serve as background:First of all, from the day after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the policies followed by the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. administrations have been very helpful. They have been

We think the significant divergence among international banks during the last two years will extend into the recovery.

Let me begin this week's essay by quoting a part of last week's update, in which I mentioned that the regular interpretation of the trend channel in gold might be misleading this time:

GlaxoSmithKline will begin manufacturing its treatment for flu, Relenza, in China to supply China's domestic market. GSK received approval of the drug in September from the SFDA. Relenza, like Tamiflu from Roche, aims at reducing both the severity and the

The coverage provisions in the Senate health bill have a much lower ten-year cost that do the coverage provisions in the House bill. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the coverage provisions in the Senate bill will cost $848

Weaker-than-expected results from Dell (DELL) pushed the tech sector lower Friday, which in turn sent the broad market skidding into the red. Disappointing results from builder D.R. Horton (DHI) also weighed on sentiment, adding to worries the real estate market

Barnes & Noble (BKS) reported today that their new eReader product has sold out of the entire supply for delivery before the holidays. This may be a positive sign for Barnes & Noble in the long run as demand appears

Concerned with accelerating inflows of so-called "hot money," more emerging market nations are considering new capital controls to keep their currencies from appreciating and prevent asset bubbles from becoming a problem.