Over the years I’ve traveled on many field assignments, met CEOs of the biggest companies on earth, and powerful world leaders. In the past I’ve been humbled by some of these experiences. But last week I had one of the most truly humbling and eye-opening experiences of my life, and it had nothing to do with meeting an executive or a member of royalty. It was the men and women of The United States Navy.    Read More

Shares have virtually tripled from a year ago. Last Friday, the stock hit a 52-week high after strong quarterly results and a bullish outlook. Looking at the numbers, Starbucks earned 24 cents per share, more than double the year-ago figure, topping the 21-cent consensus estimate. Revenue fell 3.7% to $2.42 billion, just slightly ahead of the $2.39 billion estimate.    Read More

Bob Prechter, President of Elliott Wave International will join Maria Bartiromo at NYSE today. Prechter is out with the second edition of his new book, “Conquer the Crash”. He has written fourteen books since 1978.    Read More

As if 2009 hasn’t been a rough enough year for businesses in the U.S. – this past Sunday brought with it the prospect of even tougher days ahead for small and mid-sized business owners.    Read More

It's not quite merger Monday but we saw another fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions activity on Wall Street today.   Read More

Forget stimulus! Former Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow says its all about the other 's' word for the U.S. economy. The word? Sustainable.    Read More

Maria Bartiromo will be hosting a special edition of Closing Bell today live from the CME Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Florida and will get rare and exclusive access to Paul Volcker, Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.    Read More

Honeywell celebrates it 80th anniversary listed on the NYSE. The diversified manufacturing company rang the opening bell at the big board this morning. Dave Cote, Chairman & CEO of Honeywell spoke exclusively to Maria Bartiromo today.    Read More

Time for our weekly tick by tick of charts with Jordan Kotick, Global Head of Technical Analysis at Barclays.    Read More

Venture capital is back with a vengeance! For investors, this is good news with evidence growing of better times to come in both the economy and market. During the third quarter, venture capital investments surged 17% from the previous quarter.    Read More