Consumer lead recessions are extremely tough on the market, and the current crisis is no exception. In 2008 alone the S&P 500 has lost 38%, so where can investors turn? As consumers spend less one type of retail still thrives, dollar stores.

Zecco, the top online stock broker that offers $0 stock trades has just released their brand new logo. With a community of over 150,000 members a new logo is a smart move and takes their professional brand to a new level.

The last three months have been quite the roller coaster for alternative energy leader First Solar (FSLR). The stock has experienced price swings so radical for investors that even a psychologist would have trouble dealing with the problem.

Bloomberg Press sent us a copy of their newest Bloomberg Market Essentials book, DeMark Indicators. DeMark Indicators is an advanced read focused on technical analysis for investors who have established experience in trading.

This morning shares of Google (GOOG) fell through key short term support at $325 a share. The stock has been trading within a 50 point range for the last several weeks and a close today under support could signal the start of a fresh 15% move lower.

China has unveiled their new stimulus package valued at $586 Billion over two years. In the competition to see which country can spend the most to stimulate their economy, China has now officially taken the lead.

Sean Hannon CFA, CFP who is the founder of EPIC Advisors, LLC and also a weekly contributor for StockTradingToGo has released his second edition of EPIC Insights Weekly. Setup as a weekly newsletter on Sundays it is currently free and exclusively available for download here on the site.

Both GM (GM) and Ford (F) released earnings today and the results were staggering. Everyone thought that $1 billion per month was GM’s burn rate. Guess again. Cash problems were finally admitted, and it’s about time.