AFP – Wall Street enters the first trading week of 2010 on a bullish note but the market remains dogged by concerns on the timing of any interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve amid economy recovery.

AP – Few analysts forecast this year’s remarkable stock market rebound as major indexes were plunging to 12-year lows last March. Now, with most experts predicting the pace of stocks’ gains will slow in 2010, there’s reason to believe they will be proven correct.

Investor’s Business Daily – Stock mutual funds pulled a Lazarus in 2009. After falling into a deep hole, they leapt and rejoined the land of the living.

The Sovereign Society submits:

Investors like myself tend to get a little romantic about gold.
After all, we’re in the midst of the greatest bull market in history since 2001. It’s hard not to love gold. Sure, it pays you squat in income. But the dollar also pays you nothing and even if it did, when adjusted [...]

optionMONSTER submits:
By Chris McKhann

The yen has made a dramatic move over the last month, and today we see heavy option action in one currency exchange-traded fund.
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