James Mound reviews futures and commodities in his weekly report for the week of February 22.

No matter how many years you've traded, no matter how much price action you’ve seen, you always come across a "Forget everything I’ve said" moment.

Burger King’s decision this week to raise the price of a double cheeseburger from $1 to $1.19 and to remove one slice of cheese from the double cheeseburger on its dollar menu is a perfect example of the dilemma that major U.S. corporations are dealing with in the current economic environment.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for February 19.

The new relationships continue today with a strong dollar, relatively strong commodities and equities, and compromised Treasuries.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for February 18.

How did the '70s period end? Inflation increased and the Dow sank. It didn’t hit its final low until August 1982. But at that point, stocks were undeniably cheap. You could buy the Dow for about 5 times earnings.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the financial futures markets for February 17.

Congress is supposed to confront the problems of the nation and solve them. But with more people getting something from the government than supporting it, Congress is not likely to change course.

No lobbyist left behind! That's the new motto of the whole Washington establishment.  Every spending bill has something in it for everybody.