See the rest of the story here.

Theflyonthewall.com is Wall Street's specialist in breaking equity news. Veteran traders build a proprietary feed of news that's faster and more relevant than any other source. Try us for free and discover for yourself.

Market-trouncing returns could be written in these four stars.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Most major Latin American equity markets fell Wednesday as investors prepared for possible comments by U.S. monetary policy makers about the future direction of interest rates and their view about the state of the economy.

It can pay to catch rising stars.

Equities in Latin America rose Thursday, with the Brazilian market benefiting from a report that unemployment in Latin Americaâ??s largest economy fell last month.

There is a substantial take-down of pedantic bore Ayn Rand in GQ. They tease it thusly: 2009’s most influential author is a mirthless Russian-American who loves money, hates God, and swings a gigantic dick. She died in 1982, but her spawn soldier on. And the Great Recession is all their fault. I love that because it is [...]

There is a substantial take-down of pedantic bore Ayn Rand in GQ. They tease it thusly: 2009’s most influential author is a mirthless Russian-American who loves money, hates God, and swings a gigantic dick. She died in 1982, but her spawn soldier on. And the Great Recession is all their fault. I love that because it is [...]

There was a lot of talk about potential host cities for the Olympics lately and the politics associated. That talk died down after Brazil was awarded the honor of hosting. You may be asking “how does that relate to trading”…well my friend Raul of the Shocked Investor is about to make that connection. He has been researching the Brazilian stocks and options recently and more importantly ones traded on American exchanges. Enjoy the article and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.[More...]

It’s official: You can reduce your investment risk simply by chucking darts at a list of stocks, then buying them. That’s if you believe a Nobel economist, of course. His crude “experiment” was the start of “modern portfolio theory” decades ago. The downside, however, was that with a reduction of risk came a ...

It's official: You can reduce your investment risk simply by chucking darts at a list of stocks, then buying them. That's if you believe a Nobel economist, of course. His crude "experiment" was the start of "modern portfolio theory" decades ago. The downside, however, was that with a reduction of risk came a dampening of profits. So scratch that idea.[More...]

Market Close Live for Monday 6/26/06 Topics covered today: 1) Market Wrap - Indices close higher on lowest volume in months 2) Merger activity helps market close in the green 3) Oil rallies to close up 1.4% for the session 4) Analysis of 10 Fast Growing IBD Small-Cap stocks 5) Email questions from listeners 6) Stocks and ETFs mentioned: UBS, ODP, SPG, BNI, ARA, ADM, WCG, GDI, TWGP, NSS, FORM, PMTI, OII, JCOM, UARM, LIFC, LEN, WAG, PFE, JNJ, MT, PD, N, FAL 7) "Market Close Live" IS NOW available as a "PODCAST" for those who have MP3 player. If you are interested in learning how to get "Market Close Live" on your MP3 player please email info@pennfinancialgroup.com. ***** TO GET YOUR STOCK/MARKET QUESTIONS ANSWERED YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TO: info@pennfinancialgroup.com