Ten of the twelve Fed districts reported "weaker conditions or declines in economic activity," and the sole exceptions were the Philadelphia and Chicago Fed districts, which reported that their respective economies "remained weak."

Vincent Bagnato is a full-time trader who uses various moving averages and other technical analysis tools to find trading opportunities in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In this interview, he talks about how he transitioned from trading by "feel" to relying on reading charts and trends for his trading strategy.

Bill Bonner writes that whole U.S. consumer economy is a house of cards.

Kathy Lien is still looking for it to fall to 1.30 against the US dollar.

Looking ahead to Wednesday, conditions in US non-manufacturing sector are anticipated to have worsened in February as the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index is estimated to fall to 41.0 from 42.9.

The feds are in the insurance business now, too.

Poor Canada has a lot more trouble ahead due to its sensitivity to the US economy.

Looking ahead to Tuesday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is expected to announce that pending home sales fell 3.5 percent in January following a 6.3 percent increase in December.

The S&P is now below the November lows.  The Asian markets are off substantially in overnight trading.  Are we in for more carnage this week?

Are stocks really cheap or still too expensive?