Don't look now but the price of crude oil is rising again and the future for the black gold commodity is looking higher. The December 2010 Nymex futures contract soared to a new 6 month high to settle at $88.48 a barrel.

Jaguar designers have come up with a sexy, sleek, modern day rocket ship, inspired by Le Mans and powered by twin gas turbines, lithium ion, and electronic motors.

The price of gold is now trading at new historical highs. The December 2010 gold futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit $1276.50 per ounce yesterday in a volatile session.

Economists were stunned Wednesday as the National Association of Realtors announced that existing home sales fell by a whopping 27% in July. This quickly brought about concerns the economic turnaround the Obama administration has been touting.

The Group of Eight Finance Ministers met in Leece, Italy Saturday to discuss issues of global concerns primarily focused around the ongoing economic crisis. Here is their official statement.

After General Motors bankruptcy filing yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will no longer have it as a component. For 83 years GM has been a cornerstone in the Dow Jones Industrials Average but no more. Citigroup will also be removed out of the index next week.

Broadcom (BRCM) announced before the bell that it is making an offer to acquire Emulex (ELX) at $9.25/share for its common stock. This is a 40% increase over Monday's closing price.

Its amazing what free software there is for Windows computers on the Internet. I gather up ten of my best freeware Windows programs that I have found most useful. These are not ranked in any way as I consider all of them to be very good at what they do.