Tilting the Odds

• Fleeing risk for Treasurys

• Stocks sink into correction as credit fears take toll

• The next dominos: junk bond & counterparty risk

• Money managers have been scrambling to open new or larger lines of credit with banks

• The Fed makes efforts to counter end-of-year cash crunch

• Fed hawks don't soften stance on rates

• Fed funds rate predictions

• Economists & Fed still think economy can avoid a recession

• Bernanke & Co. may find the present pain is increasing more than they think

• Four Fed Scenarios

• Nice to know that Greenspan has no regrets

• Consumer confidence sinks to a two-year low

• Investor optimism in free fall

• But the stock bloggers are bullish!

• The RV Indicator

• The IPO markets are put on hold

• Hulbert tries to make lemonade out of lemons

• "Now – or very close to now – is one of those times that smart traders make big fortunes in short periods of time." - Steve Sjuggerud

• Why can't the Japanese experience be repeated in the U.S.?

• When things are this bad, it is always smart to ask what could go right

• Bernie Schaeffer searches for a tradeable bottom

• Have you taken a gander at the High-Low Indicators lately? They all suggest a near-term rally

• Are we oversold for a reason? Some of the nation's most powerful investors are unloading shares in a big way

• The Dow's high of 14,143.53 should come with an asterisk

• Just thinking more about your portfolio may actually cause you to spend more this holiday!

• Online retailers say their busiest day will come in December's second week

• Ignore the naysayers - nothing can stop the American holiday shopper!

• Nevertheless, restaurants are feeling the pinch

• The 12 Days of Christmas gets costly

• Death of inflation is a dangerous delusion

• The commercial property market is facing its worst year since the early 1990s

• Home prices in U.S. fell a record -4.5% in the third quarter

• At least 1.4 million homeowners will lose their properties to foreclosure in 2008

• Homeowners face doomsday scenario without government bailouts

• Lahde Capital has made more than 1,000% return this year by betting against US subprime home loans

• Despite setbacks, Wall Street bonuses top record

• If the employment picture is so bright, why are there so many people standing in line to work at Wal-Mart?

• "In the next three to five years, index stock yields might top bond rates, a dramatic departure from where the markets now stand." - Jonathan Hoenig

• CDOS spell trouble

• Do CDOs have a future?

• Time to seek safety in utilities?

• Defensive sectors are holding up

• The cheapest small-cap stocks in four years are luring value investors

• The return of the dollar carry trade

• Politics and the declining dollar

• Web publishers slammed by sliding U.S. dollar

• Online trading blooms in Europe

• Will the Middle East rescue the market?

• Growth in spending on research and development by the world’s largest companies accelerated last year

• Global equity declines around the world

• But, those declines should be compared with international returns year-to-date

• China is already in a bear market!

• Hedge funds ditch Japan

• China Fund seeks talent around the world

• Toyota's Green Problem

• It’s all about energy, stupid!

• Peak Possibilities

• Google earmarks millions for green power

• The ethanol fiasco

• Pond scum power!

• Greenpeace provides some environmental rankings on technology firms

• Alt Energy Stocks' five stocks for a green Christmas

• The portable Web still has a long way to go

• Google still remains the king of search

• iPhone still dominates Wall Street Journal gift list

• CME Group's boss is hungry for more

• The analyst who rocked Citi

• China Mobile's dominance bothering its regulators

• Not to be missed - Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

• The top 25 stocks most actively traded by insiders

• Top 10 stocks most liked & least liked by insiders

• News leaders

• StockScouter still shows love for energy stocks

• Douglas A. McIntyre shares 6 stocks that could go to zero

• Have you spent time looking through Forbes' list of 200 best small companies?

• A free guru stock screener

• How do fund managers behave when they have recently outperformed or underperformed? CXO offers some insight

• "I'm convinced that the most successful people are not those who avoid those ruts in life, but the ones who use those to turn themselves around." - Brett Steenbarger

• How contrarians view market-related news

• Forget the P/E - focus instead on the Price/Sales to find cheap stocks

• Watch those profit margins!

• How to create PCFs and EasyScans to find moving average crossovers

• A service dedicated only to helping traders finding stops

• If your portfolio has 100 stocks, are you really diversified?

• New to investing? Harry Domash suggests some educational links to help get you started

• 5 steps to invest like Buffett

• Mutual funds that aim to protect investors from inflation are on a tear

• Mutual-fund investors need to take steps to avoid the year-end tax trap

• Use ETFs to dodge tax-loss rules

• Target-date funds not always best way to hit mark

• Need to deduct losses in a Roth IRA?

• Saving for your child's education? 529 plans are not always the best option

• AAII's personal tax & financial planning guide

• How safe is your money market fund?

• How hi-tech thieves stole millions of customer financial records

• Concerned about protecting your assets? Don't neglect disability insurance

• A prescription plan for a healthy life

• The best places to raise your kids

• Just in case this market isn't mentally challenging enough - here are some brain teasers

• When it comes to the web, you can't beat free stuff

• Stupid holiday gifts

• "Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it." - Katherine Whitehorn