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Americans used to be the tallest in the world. No more.

Sex and web sites work very well, and they don't need to be xxx sites. A former futures trader, came up with the idea that you could collect nude scenes in PG and R rated films, get the big movie companies to assist, and build a hugely popular and exponentially growing web business. Last year, he made $5.3 million and it is only now taking off.

The one thing I forgot when I bought the iPhone was its susceptibility to hackers -- far more than other cells. This is because it is a bloody computer, not a phone and, all the hackers in the world are after getting into it. I have so much personal information on that phone that I am really worried. This is not just an idle concern; hackers have already demonstrated definitively that they can get into the phone and all the files.

George Bush, without the W, who is the first cousin of the president's great-great-great-grandfather was born in 1796 and died in 1859 and wrote -- for that time -- the definitive work on "The Life of Mohammed."

Judging the major business media, the Dow breaching 14,000 was a HUGE event. I like to celebrate like everyone else but here are some reasons sober investors shouldn't pop the champagne yet.

A month ago, the SEC put up a site to identify companies doing business with the likes of Iran, Syria and the Sudan. Linking only to annual reports by the companies, the site allowed investors to read the companies' own explanations, plans, and history. The purpose of the web site was to give investors an opportunity to decide whether they wanted to invest in such companies. Yesterday, at 5:00 pm, they took the site down. The reasons -- incompetence on the Government's side and pressure by the companies. So much for the US government at work for you.

The market is turning now and all of my friends are talking about shorting Amazon and Apple before earnings next week. Here is my analysis.

It is hard to believe, how ineffective Congress is -- usually that doesn't matter much, but in the case of terror threats, it is very scary.

There is something very wrong when a company's net income increases 28% in the quarter and revenues go up 58% year to year and the babies in Wall Street play automatons and push the stock down as much as 7% immediately. It is important to remember that not very bright people are pushing markets and investors run in herds. Wouldn't it be nice if some people gave companies credit for not meeting unrealistic "expectations" -- especially when you look past the numbers? People are asking -- on TV- "is it over for Google?" How ridiculous!

Michael Vick shouldn't be on a football field and Americans need to stand up on principles. If the only way to make yourself heard is to avoid Home Depot, then do it.

Google's earnings miss today may be bad news to short-term traders but it bodes well for the company's long-term prospects. The company is investing in future growth and ignoring the consequences of short-term earnings misses. It's refreshing to see a company do it.

Over the last couple of years an unprecedented correlation has developed between the stock market and gold which hasn't been seen in over 40 years.