http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm Check in with John each day as he covers all things Investing and Finance. en-us webmaster@investedcentral.com http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=2068 The market got hammered Friday, with all of the headlines blaming Egypt for the sell off. While I'm sure that Egypt's woes didn't help things, in fact this pullback was way overdue, and Friday's weake http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=2035 President Obama will be in the spotlight tonight as he delivers his State of the Union Address to the nation. This particular speech is important, as it provides an opportunity for Obama to build on r http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=2012 President Obama has decided to restructure his Economic Advisory Board by creating a new board called the President's Council on Job's and Competitiveness that will be headed up by GE chairman Jeffrey http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1988 Goldman Sachs just announced that the shares in Facebook it was planning to sell to investors is now off limits, unless you are a foreign investor. This comes on the heels of increasing scrutiny by th http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1969 It's official. Banks foreclosed on over one million loans last year, exceeding 2009's 900,000+. So basically, two million loans to foreclosure in two years. 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For the past two years, both of them have scaled back their holid http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1654 In an in-depth article in the Washington Post this weekend, JP Morgan's CEO Jamie Dimon was profiled, and at the very end of the article, it was reported that "Dimon said is he looking for ways to pas http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1642 Now that the Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives, everyone is wondering what that might mean for the market. There are plenty of opinions out there, but the fact is no one r http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1627 I was back in my home town over the weekend, and while there is still plenty of blight to last a very long time, I was at least encouraged by the buzz around one key area of the city that was one of m http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1601 I just read an article that cites a Crosscurrents newsletter study regarding insider trading. It might be one of the most potent arguments of why the market is way ahead of itself here, with traders i http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1592 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a speech today, and during his speech, said the Fed was reviewing the foreclosure mess and would have a report sometime next month. At the same time, Bank http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1577 Have you noticed that there's been such an outcry about government interference in so many aspects of our lives, yet just about everyone wants the government to be proactive in providing additional http://www.investedcentral.com/public/department55.cfm?ID=1564 If it wasn't so tragic, I would have a good chuckle at how two major banks have already "partially lifted" their moratorium on foreclosures. Barely a week after they announced a timeout so they could