A technology that this company is exploring can literally rock the earth, and possibly heat a city. More on that later. First, consider Iceland — the country, not your backyard during this coldest U.S. winter in decades. Iceland is home to the famous Blue Lagoon outdoor spa,… Read More

We’ve read all the headlines and listened to the news about the malaise in the real estate market. Some might even believe we’ve heard it ad nauseum. Does this market have more downside risk? Possibly. Could we be near or… Read More

It’s a fair question: Is Warren Buffett right? He isn’t always, of course. Buffett beats himself up each year in his annual letter to shareholders, spelling out exactly what he flubbed up. On Tuesday the famed Oracle of Omaha sent out a different kind… Read More

Governments like to print money. It’s one of the immutable laws of the universe. Like gravity, or the certainty that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will pay a dividend next quarter. Paper money can be traced back to the year 960. Read More

As the debate surrounding health care reform begins to wind down, it’s clear that big changes are coming. And while it’s easy to note the companies that are fearful of the proposals, it’s far more advantageous for investors to figure out who is chomping at the bit. Read More

The year 2009 ended with the S&P 500 at a crucial technical juncture. The positive trading action of the first day of 2010 did much to resolve the uncertainty. The October 2007 high water mark for the benchmark… Read More

It wasn’t just bad, it was a bloodbath. The just-ended year not only gave us the back half of one of the worst economic downturns in the past century, it also marked the long-anticipated end to a storied chapter in American history as General Motors and Chrysler… Read More

This Los Angeles-based company sells weight-management shakes, snacks, and nutritional supplements, but its diet aids reach well beyond Hollywood’s slimmest stars. One obvious target audience is the whopping 66.7% of Americans who are overweight. And as people in the United… Read More

When 2008 ended with a -37.0% loss in the S&P 500, investors didn’t have a lot of good news to share. But 2009, happily, proved to be a comeback year, with the benchmark index… Read More

One year ago, we were laughed at. You see, in December of last year the research staff for Market Advisor — one of StreetAuthority’s most popular investment advisories — released our “11 Surprising Investment Predictions for 2009.” We predicted big moves in nanotechnology… that… Read More