Risk is on so far this holiday week, but the bigger question is how long will that trade work. Tuesday's calendar is heavy on news about housing and the consumer, including the revision to third quarter GDP.   Read More

Markets rallied on Monday after encouraging existing-home sales data and comments from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. What should investors expect? Stephen Wood, chief market strategist at Russell Investments, and Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, shared their insights.    Read More

It was an extraordinary sight: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates walking around the Columbia University campus in Manhattan with CNBC's Becky Quick, and three TV cameras.  During the tour, Buffett and Gates answered Becky's questions on a wide variety of topics.  Here, for the first time in a CNBC.com exclusive, is the complete Buffett-Gates 'Columbia Walk and Talk.'   Read More

Investors will take in a heavy helping of economic reports in the shortened holiday week, but the main course remains the dollar.    Read More

Warren Buffett doesn't want Congress to "fool around" with the Federal Reserve's political independence.  Here's a CNBC.com exclusive 'web extra' video clip recorded before last week's Warren Buffett & Bill Gates: Keeping America Great.   Read More

Friday's markets have no economic indicators to consider, but Dell's disappointing after the bell earnings could spill into tech stocks.   Read More

Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat. So how should investors guard their portfoliost? Jim Rickards, senior managing director of market intelligence at Omnis, shared his insights.    Read More

The latest rush to gold is providing plenty of market buzz even on the quietest days.   Read More

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis James Bullard said that policy makers may not start to raise rates until early 2012 while facing a “too low for two long” argument that may “weigh heavily” on the central bank.   Read More

You have to love our Fed Chairman who said "we are attentive...to the value of the dollar and will continue to formulate policy to guard against risks to our dual mandate to foster both maximum employment and price stability. Our commitment to our dual objectives will help insure the dollar is strong." I think he said he was worried about the dollar but then he wasn't worried about the dollar. I know I am worried about the value of the dollar as no country I am aware of has ever debased their currency to lasting prosperity.    Read More