Chinese stocks are dominating the domestic equities market. If you think the trend is going to end sometime soon, you had better think again. Winners like China GrenTech (NASDAQ:GRRF) are here to stay.

Just about every company that beat expectations recently did it by cutting costs and increasing margins. It may boost share price now, but it could create problems down the road.

Shorts get a bad rap. Any Internet message board that even lightly deals with the world of investing is almost certainly filled with banter blaming just about every bad tick of the tape on the folks with short positions. On a terrible day… it’s the naked shorts, of course.

Consumer sentiment is on the rise, but should it be? “Trend” investors are being led into a trap by some sneaky bears. Pay attention or they will get you too.

U.S. President Barack Obama has opened the door to a broader relationship with Cuba by loosening travel and communication restrictions.  But will pressure from numerous Latin American states and a promise to usher in a new era of cooperation and dialogue in the Western Hemisphere ultimately result in the revocation of the 47 year-old trade embargo? 

Sirius XM Radio is having an interesting year. The satellite radio operator’s share price is down 88% in the last 12 months, but up 204% in 2009. Why the volatile ebb and flow?

The action on Wall Street is nauseating. The more Washington acts, the more Wall Street drops. The folks with stomachs strong enough to keep them in the market are looking more like gamblers than investors. They are quickly realizing all roads lead to Washington.

Liberty Media Corp. (LCAPA) will acquire two board seats and as much as 40% of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI) in exchange for $530 million in loans.  The deal creates a satellite-media juggernaut combining DirectTV Group Inc. (DTV), the largest satellite-TV provider, and the sole U.S. satellite-radio operator.

Sirius was a shaky company during a booming economy. Now that the economy is drowning in pain, satellite radio is doing exactly as we said it would. Crash and burn.

Andrew Snyder at Today’s Financial News names off one company that will be slaughtered by a massive drop in consumer spending.  To make matters worse, this company has a massive debt obligation coming due this week. If they miss this payment, they could enter default.