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Oil and related equities began to bounce back today in the aftermath of the news that France and Germany would go to any means necessary in order to support the ongoing health of European banks through the Greek debt crisis.

Crude oil reached its lowest levels in over a year in early morning trading but you would never know it from observing the late day rally from oil and gas stocks. Shares climbed on reports of more hope in the Greek debt dispute.

European debt crisis plus the possibility of a U.S. recession are combining to produce a major buying opportunity at current levels, or a plunge below DJIA 10,000.

China might see a technical rebound after a 20% swoon since early August. But there won't be a sustained recovery until the overhang of possible Greek default is eliminated.

The recent success of gold miners is encouraging for Samaranta Mining Corporation (SAX), especially following Tuesday's announcement concerning the company's recent Magnetometer and Gamma Spectrometer (Radiometrics) survey. The survey, which occurred on four separate blocks, including the company's key asset, the Guadalupe property, yielded optimistic results; identifying eight areas demanding follow up.

Shares of Pepsi, Kennametal and Energy Transfer Partners seemed to have lost more ground than they deserve alongside the broader exit from equities and hiccups within their own business. At these levels, they look like strong buys again.

Gold miners are climbing higher and Samaranta Mining Corp., which has interest in Colombia's rich mining industry, could be poised to benefit should the trend continue.

Analysts are losing more and more confidence in banks with downgrades leading the top financial institutions to 52-week lows. Bargain bin hunters continue to push shares up on the slightest bit of good news, but how long can this continue in light of the harsh realities facing this sector?

S&P futures are up 7-9 handles this morning, going for the 4th day of this rally. There isn't much new to report on the news front, which is probably why the futures are higher. Overseas markets followed the US gains, and there...

With the Fed Funds rate still sitting at 0, the central bank has had to get creative in order to find ways to try to stimulate the economy. How will the market react to 'Operation Twist'?

Financials were mixed today as a delay on a vote from Slovakia in support of the financial measures for European banks casts another shadow of doubt on the global economy.