Topic: Tom Higgins

Analysis: Stocks' volatility keeps forecasters busy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson is famous for saying the stock market predicted nine of the last five recessions.This joke by the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is not lost on economists as they ...

Analysis: Stocks' volatility keeps U.S. forecasters busy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson is famous for saying the stock market predicted nine of the last five recessions.This joke by the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is not lost on economists as they ...

The history of rock climbing

Before the end of the nineteenth century rock climbing; or mountaineering as it was called, was mainly done only when required to get to the other side. By 1910 the German climbers had matured their rope handling technique. And made large strides ...
The National Motorsports Press Association has named former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (and Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner) Dale Jarrett, legendary engine-builder Waddell Wilson and retired journalist Tom Higgins to its Hall of Fame. Ten other NASCAR personalities received votes, but ...

Why 3D browser games are taking over

One day, the prophets say, we won't have operating systems. It's also proven great for browser games - in the form of the InstantAction portal and plug-in, run by Torque's owners Garagegames.. Just this month, EA launched Tiger Woods (oops ...
NeuroMetrix, Inc. (NURO) Q4 2009 Earnings Call February 10, 2010 8:00 am ET. I'd like to introduce the NeuroMetrix Chairman and CEO, Dr. Shai Gozani. At a top level there were no surprises in the fourth quarter. Underlying the financial ...

Claims Jumping

In this recession, jobs have become nearly as scarce as hairs on the top of Ben Bernanke's head. "It's very timely, and that's why it's so important," says Jeffrey Kleintop, chief economist with LPL Financial.. For the jobless ...

The Jobless Recovery

The stock market and the economy are sending mixed signals about the recovery. Tom Higgins, chief economist at Payden & Rygel, an investment management firm, says the last two recoveries after the 1991 recession and the tech bubble burst didn't have job ...

The More Confident Consumer

Consumer spending is on the rise, up 0.9% in August, according to the Department of Commerce, the highest monthly increase since June 2005. The Commerce Department attributes a lot of the recent consumer spending increase to new car and truck sales ...
Market watchers look to 2009 with some optimism that bargain-hunting could continueThe stock market was already straining when 2008 began but few predicted Wall Street would plumb such depths as the year unfolded.The downturn that began in October 2007 ricocheted to ...