Another air disaster did nothing to allay fears of possible terrorist activity, even as there has been no positive determination of the cause of Egypt Air flight 804.

Friday the 13^th passed with hardly a whimper as markets appear to be mired in a "sideways" mode.

While much of the attention in the media of late is tied to the upcoming elections in November and whether the liberal left or conservative right will gain the White House, the global economic cond

With nominations getting closer and differed policy statements by both parties, it is difficult to try to analyze what each party's "victory" in November would mean for the U.S.

Talk of recession and negative interest rates is emerging once again as U.S. corporate earnings remain mediocre.

Markets are displaying uncertainty in a number of criteria not the least of which are oil prices, economic data, geopolitical events and of course the U.S. election challenges.

As has been the case recently, media attention is concentrated on the current round of primaries.

The news this past week seems to have been concentrated on the political arena where the combatants took shots at each other to gain prominence among the electorate.

The markets continue to track the price of crude oil.