Joseph Lazzaro

The chief public finance official of the world's largest economy said Sunday that he sees a ray of light in Europe's most recent effort to stop its sovereign debt crisis. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, while attending a Group of Twenty (G20) meeting in Paris, said he is encouraged by the latest effort to address the crisis.

Will microprocessor giant Intel (INTC) benefit from a ripple-effect from the iPhone 4s Wave? Most likely that will be the case, as millions of new customers in this holiday shopping season and in 2012 beyond consider the iPhone 4s and other technology products/gadgets -- and that's good news for Intel's operation.

Thousands of Americans gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to dedicate a memorial to the nation's foremost civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The ceremony was postponed from a date in August, due to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene.

Former Fox News talk-show host Glenn Beck said the Occupy Wall Street protests that have grown in the past four weeks are part and parcel of a communist plan to collapse the U.S. economy.

The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.

Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?

Apple may sell as many as 4 million iPhone 4S units this weekend, and that bodes well for the company's shares, to say the least.

A compelling question concerning the nation's current political culture is: what has happened to the Republican Party? President Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Party's first president, elected in 1860. But do the values of today's Tea Party faction-dominated Republican Party match the values of Lincoln?

The U.S. job market remains a very challenging one -- with inadequate job growth so far in the current economic expansion. But there is some good news for job seekers this holiday season: retailers plan to add 480,000 to 500,000 season jobs during the next few months to prepare for the holiday shopping season, retail sector officials said.

Is there revenue fire in that new Kindle tablet? Amazon.com's (AMZN) new Kindle Fire tablet, priced at $199, has created a buzz, due its potential to grab market share from Apple’s (AAPL) iPad. With the latest kindle send Amazon’s stock vectoring higher?

President Barack Obama has pledged to continue to fight for Congressional action on his $447 billion jobs bill, even if parts of it have to be eliminated to attract Congressional Republican votes.

Will the release of the iPhone 4s to Sprint (S) spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier Verizon (VZ)?

Two years into the Greek sovereign debt crisis, Eurozone countries are still finger-pointing and not working toward a long-term solution based on mutual interest. Further, the most recent $11 billion band-aid for Greece will buy no peace for stakeholders, nor any resolution to the crisis.

U.S. motorists, you haven't been imagining it: despite a large decline in oil prices since May, gas prices have taken a longer time to fall than to rise.

A group of executives advising President Barack Obama said Tuesday two very good ways to create more jobs in the U.S. are: attract $1 trillion in foreign direct investment within five years and upgrade the nation's transportation/energy infrastructure.

More than two-thirds of Americans -- including a majority of Republicans -- say the wealthy should pay more in taxes, but they don't want the Social Security and Medicare entitlement programs touched, a new poll indicates.

The release of the iPhone 4s smartphone by Apple (AAPL) will likely juice the shares of AT&T's (T) by attracting hundreds of thousands of younger adult subscribers to AT&T's stable. Those extra subscribers should also help T improve its network quicker -- something the company needs to do.

It's hard to believe that the U.S. tax rate for individuals with incomes over $5 million per year can be less than those of secretaries, plumbers, and construction workers, but that's the case, especially regarding alternative investment managers, whose loop hole enables them to pay just a 15 percent tax for carried interest.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is hoping the Senate can vote Tuesday on the 5 percent income tax surcharge on adults with incomes over $1 million per year, but Senate Republicans are promising a strong effort to block the vote via filibuster.

Incredibly, U.S. home mortgage rates continue to trend lower -- the average 30-year, fixed rate is now 4.07 percent, and they could drop even lower. Still, given soft home prices, jumping into the housing market is hardly a slam-dunk no-brainer, and here are five factors to consider before buying a home.

Anyone who says they can predict the impact of Occupy Wall Street on the political climate and public policy is being disingenuous. But one thing is known: modern U.S. history shows, if Occupy Wall Street is to succeed it, the movement most likely will have to merge its interests with the Democratic Party.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on late Friday finally repudiated the remarks of an allied Dallas clergyman who disparaged the Mormon faith of Perry's presidential rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on late Friday finally repudiated the remarks of an allied Dallas clergyman who disparaged the Mormon faith of Perry's presidential rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Given progress to-date, U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, which in October began its 11th year, will probably have to increase substantially to win the Afghanistan War. Should the U.S. Congress re-start the military draft to provide the increase in troops needed?

The mighty Yankees of 2012 struck out in their American League Division Series versus Detroit, losing the series 3 games to 2 to the underdog Tigers. And there are glaring reasons why NY AL became a first-round bounce-out.

Global investors have weighed in on which 2012 presidential candidate they think will do a better job handling the economy. Their choice? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a new Bloomberg Global Poll.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly added 103,000 jobs in September -- nearly double the consensus estimate. It's the best news for the world's largest economy in several months, and if a job growth trend forms, the nation's high unemployment rate will start to decline -- and that would be a welcome sight for investors and job-seekers alike.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has produced its share of headlines in the past two months, and not all of them have been pleasant. Where is Hewlett's stock headed from here?

Former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, announced Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican Party's nomination for president of the United States. But does that decision mean she's out of the 2012 presidential race?