Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! There were major shakeups in the Republican race for the White House this weekend. Tea Party favorite Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Iowa Ames straw poll, taking 28 percent of the 17,000 votes cast. Rep. Ron Paul came in a close second with 27 percent of the [...]

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! Granted, the stock market is a casino analogy is a cliche. But the truth is it’s been used in countless investing stories because there’s lots of truth to it. And, recent events with markets swinging 400+ plus points make it feel more true than ever. In the accompanying [...]

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! The most respected investor and capitalist on the planet, Warren Buffett, took to the pages of the New York Times this morning to bust a myth that has dominated political discourse in recent months: The idea that raising taxes on super-rich people would hurt the economy. Buffett observes [...]

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! After a week of unprecedented drama, a strange sense of calm has settled over the stock market. The general mood among traders this weekend was ‘the worst of the sell-off is behind us’ and the short, sharp 20% correction created opportunities from the long side. Right on cue, [...]

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! The past seven trading sessions have been nothing short of remarkable. Last Thursday, after a couple of weeks of steady but relatively normal declines, the Dow suddenly tanked 500 points. Then, after a modest recovery on Friday, it fell 600 points. Then it soared 400 points. Then it [...]