The S&P 500 was trading right at 1000 in October of 1998, and it's trading at 1000 here in October of 2008.  What does that mean for investors and traders?

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 16.

People may have lost faith in the private sector but not the power of federal authorities to rescue them.

Retail sales dropped by the most since August 2005 as consumers cut spending on cars, furniture, electronics, clothing and sporting goods.

There were several bombs dropped on the markets today.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for October 15.

The U.S. government has already bought into nine major U.S. banks.

A very interesting technical situation has developed in the Lehman 20-Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLTs) during the wild swings between mid-September and mid-October.

With the third quarter earnings season in full swing, the latest correction in the stock market is partially attributed to the fears of a recession.

Stock markets continued to rally this morning on speculation that actions taken by policy leaders to inject liquidity in the banking system will help to reinstate investor's confidence in global financial markets.