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Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Saturday on CNN’s “Newsroom Live” that there was a lot of “irrational exuberance” on the Democratic side of the aisle over Kamala Harris’ candidacy. Axelrod said, “His whole message has been built for two years now around strength. He’s strong. He’s the guy who can handle these problems, and so on, and now he’s got a younger and more agile opponent when it comes to debating, and he doesn’t want to debate. I don’t know that it’s a great look for him. I do think at the end of the day, he may feel...

5 Signs Irrational Exuberance Is Back http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/10/14/5-signs-irrational-exuberance-is-back.aspx Alex Dumortier, CFA October 14, 2009 At a time when many pundits or "investors" are grasping at straws to justify the market's run, I'm seeing an increasing number of buds of "irrational exuberance" (in the words of the maestro bubble-blower Alan Greenspan). It's as if the crisis was a sharp but fleeting pain that investors wish to relegate to the status of a bad memory. To give a jolt to our market nervous system, here are my top five signs that exuberance is returning to the market at an alarming rate: 1. Stocks...

The 13 Riskiest Housing Markets By Dave Lindorff If your hometown is on this list, the value of your house may be in jeopardy. The real estate bug bit Karen Brodie a few years ago. She left her desk job as an accountant with Fidelity Investments in 2001 and teamed up with a cousin to buy a single-family house in the Boston suburb of Dorchester for $98,000. After spending $50,000 to upgrade the house, the pair sold it a year later for $278,000. Now Brodie and her cousin have expanded their operation to include two pricier three-unit buildings in Dorchester...

Here we go again. The recovery's in high gear. The bull's back. So forget the past two years America. You can make up your losses up fast. But you better act fast! How? Cash in your money markets. Play the game. Get back in "the action!" The new message is everywhere. Like a big increase in junk mail, especially those annoying get-rich-quick financial newsletter solicitations. Or Ameritrade's online trading ads designed to hook investors on the trading drug, by giving away "25 commission-free trades." But the scariest messages are in the latest crop of financial magazine covers flashing like sensationalistic...

Sunday March 17 8:17 AM ETBullish Investors Need Reality Check By Pierre Belec NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve (news - web sites) Chairman Alan Greenspan (news - web sites), in his most exuberant assessment of the economy in more than a year, recently spoke the words that launched stocks on a rocket ride: ``An economic expansion is already well under way.'' But some Wall Street veterans worry that the bulls may be rushing into a trap that could be called ``Irrational Exuberance, Part 2.'' In his semiannual report to Congress this month, the Fed chief seemed to signal...