This last weekend, one of the headlines that grabbed my attention was about winter storms in the Midwest. Of course, at this time of year it doesn’t come as any kind of big surprise to hear or read about snow, cold or big storms in that part of the country; but any investor with an interest in paying attention to things that can impact the stock market should have sat up and taken notice by the accompanying report that more than 1,100 flights were cancelled out of Chicago by Saturday afternoon. More →