[Benigno Aguirre, of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, has been watching and reading about looters in read more

[Benigno Aguirre, of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, has been watching and reading about looters in Louisiana.] It may look from the outside as if they are stealing or breaking the law, ... when in fact some of them are trying to survive.

Given these divergent signals from the Bank of Canada and the Fed, look for the Canadian dollar to strengthen in read more

Given these divergent signals from the Bank of Canada and the Fed, look for the Canadian dollar to strengthen in the near term, trading decisively through 90 U.S. cents.

Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor read more

Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor shots.

I don't know. I didn't see it.

I don't know. I didn't see it.

A spike in oil weighs on equities, and higher-risk stocks such as technology are the ones to get hit first.

A spike in oil weighs on equities, and higher-risk stocks such as technology are the ones to get hit first.

There's every possibility that this is a murder we are dealing with,

There's every possibility that this is a murder we are dealing with,

In an up cycle, it is very difficult to forecast the velocity of the earnings growth. Therefore, Wall Street prices read more

In an up cycle, it is very difficult to forecast the velocity of the earnings growth. Therefore, Wall Street prices in a premium for these stocks because it's human nature to be conservative,

hemorrhaging of the Democratic base usually happens when the incumbent mayor is perceived as the winner.

hemorrhaging of the Democratic base usually happens when the incumbent mayor is perceived as the winner.

Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political read more

Stability has been a concern here, but there is nothing to indicate any instability -- certainly there has been political chaos.