Rob Knapp

What a Look Back at the Japanese Market Tells Us

Protectionism has always delayed the inevitable. $ and jobs flows to the cheapest labor source. When we try to delay this cycle we waste our time and energy. Education and technology go hand in hand to create new higher paying jobs, Why does half of America believe that corporations somehow like laying off workers and moving overseas. They would stay if they could. Just look at GM if you want to see what happens when companies fail to compete in a global market place. Immigration is a solution to low cost labor. Investing in research and development is critical to building our economic future. Companies have to have low tax rates to encourage this type of investment in the future. Raise taxes and they will simply leave. What is it about simple economics that the democrats don't get? It is going to be a tough four years.

Bill Gross on the Housing Market and Subprime Lending

We are always going to have periods of restrictive lending followed by periods of easing. We are also going to have excesses at the margins. At the margins during these periods of easing you are also going to breed groups of unethical players who will take advantace of the public. This is where maintaining the integrity of the best brands is critical for the public trust and the vigorous prosecution of those institutions that violate that trust is imperitive. The marginal players will come and go, but the major players must police themselves as well as be police by the regulators.

David Fry's Daily Market Outlook for Friday

bride of chucky-sick, but funny. chart comments helpful. Japan is going to have an important week.

Pharma Sector Leads Market Higher For The Week

The indexs and the charts make the trends very obvious. Helpful..