Has the land of free markets and free men become the land of the free lunch?

The big picture in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shows today's powerful upside acceleration.

Dramatic declines in US T-Bill yields underline the level of risk aversion in global financial markets, as traders around the world move their funds into risk-free US government debt.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for September 17.

In a dynamic world such as the stock market, bottoms are elusive and random in terms of time and space.  Price Headley explains.

Now mothers want their children to grow up to be bankruptcy lawyers, because that's where the money is.

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

Ten years ago, the New York Federal Reserve Bank called upon Lehman Bros. and a handful of other major players on Wall Street to rescue a high-flying hedge fund.

Will the Fed reduce rates, and more importantly, how will the meeting impact the US dollar this week?

Since the start of trading on Sunday, the US dollar has had a wild ride following the news that Bank of America would buy Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, and insurer American International Group (AIG) sought $40 billion in capital.