Best Guess

Sorry about "bloggis interruptus" but I have been having problems with Wordpress on my work computer.  I normally update you right after the show!  I'm blogging live from the old NYC apartment, and I wanted to post our best guess segment from last Friday.  I could not resist a best guess on "balloon boy" from Colorado, since I was anchoring the coverage last Thursday for FBN.  What a crazy ... read more

I feel like my entire morning was waiting, waiting, waiting on a decision from the Senate Finance Committee today.  When you sit back and think about it, it is going to be months of debate and frustration for everyone involved before we have any movement on health care.  I'm going to post our interview with AHIP's Senior Vice President in a few hours, but for now, Best Guess: DUNSTAN PRIAL: ... read more

STUART VARNEY: By the time my new granddaughter is an adult, the deficits and the debt that is owed in this country will be astronomical. CHERYL CASONE: I hope Stuart Varney’s new grandchild doesn’t look like this. Congrats Stuart! JIM AWAD: I am sticking with my bet on Asia and India and Brazil. Plus big US multinationals that export to them plus US distressed assets plus US ... read more

It is a silly question, but one that keeps me coming up:  will healthcare reform be passed this year? See what Stuart has to say below, but in my opinion, a massive and very expensive bill is on its way. When you have Nancy Pelosi start to float the idea of a value added tax or national sales tax, you know we are in trouble.  They will tax you on your income and add another tax to items you ... read more

the markets jumped Tuesday because the dollar fell.  What would you rather have? A weak dollar and China, Japan, and France making a move to replace it as the world's currency OR no good reason for the stock market to go higher and possibly correct itself as we get into earnings? Not an easy question, but am curious what all of you think. CC TOM: The threat of replacing the dollar as the ... read more