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After last night's Presidential address and GOP response from House Speaker Boehner, many Americans felt that Washington was doing more of the same, and felt frustrated and angry about it.  Take a look at the latest ABC News/Wapo poll: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/more-dismal-poll-numbers-obama-gop-debt-crisis-131137433.html Yet we found common ground between two Congressmen today ... read more

Disney doesn't need saving, but Cars 2 had a remarkable run at the box office.  This segment was from the Friday prior to opening weekend, and I find it fascinating that, despite the critics lambasting the movie, it performed amazingly well. Dennis Kneale says exactly that in this preview segment: ... read more

Monday's markets could either way.  Even if the futures point to a big open at 9:30ET any little tremor, bomb, or explosion could sink the momentum.  I am usually bullish on the markets (and remain so long term) but I am not sure that even today's announcement of AT & T buying T-Mobile for $39B is enough for a big market swing.  I've been watching the developments in Libya and Japan today for a ... read more

As the tension in Egypt calms down but doesn't dissipate, I feel it's a good time to have some real discussions about the risks and rewards of investing in emerging markets. Today's show has a great lineup, including Ashley Webster who just landed from Cairo and will be joining us today at 12ET, but also I've got David Grayson of Grayson Auerbach on set with Ashley to talk about the opportunities ... read more

If you followed my reporting from the Middle East last year or even just this blog you know that emerging markets are something I have studied and invested in over the last decade. I have always believed that the average retail investor should have a portion of their portfolio in emerging markets. I began to look at frontier markets when I realized that the growth story out of the BRIC countries ... read more