I attended an Everclear concert in Mount Clemens Michigan a while back and decided to stay at the new MGM Grand Detroit Hotel and Casino in downtown that night before heading back home the following morning. This hotel is definitely a stand out in the drab Downtown Detroit skyline. I had a city view room that was less than overwhelming [...]

After the dust settled from the Microsoft/Yahoo merger fiasco, Carl Icahn got his seat on the board next to Jerry Yang and Co. Icahn’s position has long been that of continuing talks with Microsoft about a potential merger, however after reaching his compromise with Yang about board seats and abandoning his proxy battle, his motives may have changed as well. [...]

The Federal Reserve Open Market Commitee has decided to hold the federal funds rate steady at 2%. The Fed is still concerned about core inflation pressures but believes low rates are necessary to nudge the economy out of its current so-called “slowdown.”

NASA has just confirmed that there is water on the planet Mars. I feel like this should be akin to landing on the moon in terms of scientific significance. Now that the Phoenix lander has proven the existence of water, it’s modified mission will be to find out if the surface of the red planet is conducive to supporting life [...]

I can’t seem to stay away from the option trading potential of RF Micro Devices (RFMD). The stock is very volatile and stays within a trading range of 2.75-3.50 per share. This seemed ripe for the picking today as their Q1 earnings were announced at 5pm. I entered a trade in the early afternoon for August 2.50 Calls at .55 [...]

I’ve been setting up and testing my new HP Pavilion Elite Desktop and 22″ HP High Definition Monitor and have been very happy with the results so far. I purchased the computer and monitor from CircuitCity.com and took advantage of several money saving offers. First, CC was offering an extra 10% off the price of computers and monitors and I [...]