2009 was a wild year for the economy. The stock market soared, but the U.S. economy was hampered by rising unemployment and tight credit markets. ...
When the Roman poet Phaedrus cautioned that "things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many," he could easily have been...
The U.S. employment picture isn't pretty. At 10%, the unemployment rate is at its highest level in nearly three decades, and it's expected to move...
When it unveiled the Kindle e-reader in late 2007, Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:
After Wednesday night's State of the Union address, the Obama administration has added a new mantra to its lexicon. Welcome to the...
The so-called "exit strategy" has yet to enter the picture. U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers yesterday (Wednesday) announced...
The Secret Service agents watched me warily as I approached U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. I didn't waste any time. After...
I don't often agree with the Obama administration. So I have to say that I was surprised when I heard it had a plan to reduce the risk of another...
Recently, I finished reading an engaging book that explained in detail how John Paulson generated more than $20 billion betting on a crash in the...
When U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke emerges from the central bank's monthly policymaking meeting at around 2:15 p.m. today...
Money Morning subscriber Ted Kubichek wrote and asked if one of our experts could comment on the underlying cause of the...
It's bad enough that we've been forced to bail out Wall Street. But now the Obama administration is hatching plans to raid our retirement savings,...
"So what do you expect from the commodity markets in 2010?" If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked this question over the past...
Reports of a rebound in the U.S. housing market have proven premature - just as we warned. Home sales surged 28% from September to...
Everyone likes getting a bargain, especially on high-quality products. But when it comes to the stock market, that search for bargains can be a long...
America's Founding Fathers were afraid of any concentration of power in the republic. They were particularly afraid that banking interests could...
The fallout from the "Volcker Rule," President Barack Obama's proposal to ban banks from making speculative investments that do not benefit their...
On May 26, 2009, I recommended buying shares of General Mills Inc. (NYSE:
Stocks slipped sharply in the past three days as the underlying market weakness we've been highlighting for the past two weeks finally mattered. A...
Friday's sharp sell-off in U.S. stocks capped a week of heavy losses that
