When the market rallies despite bad news from Apple, it's a sign that everyone who is bearish has already sold. Bearish investor sentiment is bullish for the stock market. Read More

Energy stocks may be down so far in 2012, but the best time to buy is when fundamentally-strong companies are on sale. Ben likes a beaten-down energy stock with growth potential. Read More

What does the healthcare law have to do with the loss of good-paying permanent American jobs? Learn about the employer mandate and the stocks that benefit from it. Read More

The housing market is set to lead the U.S. economy over the next two years, but homebuilder stocks have already had their run. Time for housing-related retailers? Read More

U.S. government bonds and the options volatility index (VIX) are pointing in different directions for the U.S. economy. Both can't be right. Read More

Fund manager Larry Seruma of Nile Pan Africa returns to update his thinking on the dark continent. Investing in Africa is risky, but it offers the highest potential equity returns. Read More

If you want to make money investing under Obamacare, think cheap, think basic, think bureaucracy, think . . . Medicaid Nation. Read More

Obamacare is now the constitutional law of the land. Get ready for tax increases, fewer jobs, and higher health insurance premiums. Read More

Duke Energy's ouster of Bill Johnson as CEO was the subject of a North Carolina regulatory hearing on Tuesday. Bad publicity could cause the stock to fall further. Read More

Today's poor June employment report has caused a severe stock-market decline, but Jim thinks this may be the last hurrah for the bears. Read More