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Symptoms Don't Lie

A good doctor will not simply make a diagnosis based on measurements. The symptoms and complaints expressed by the patient are at least as...

Has Sequestration Saved the U.S. Economy?

There's a Jamaican saying, "the higher the monkey climbs up the tree, the more his butt is exposed."

The point being that the...

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

When it comes to spending or saving, it's always a contentious debate.

But the risks are rarely as high as they are now for the U.S....

Myths and Realities About the U.S. Economy

When it comes to the U.S. economy, myths and misleading statistics...

What America's $2 Trillion Underground Economy Says About Jobs

Doing what they can to survive in a dour job market, millions of Americans exist in an underground economy that has ballooned to $2 trillion...

Ending the War on Pot Would Add $20 Billion to the U.S. Economy

So much for the war on drugs. For the first time ever, a majority of Americans now support legalizing marijuana.

According a new...

Can Wall Street Continue to Rally Without the U.S. Economy?

We haven't stepped into the Twilight Zone, but it certainly seems that way when stocks are hitting historic highs yet the economy is still so...

U.S. Economy to Get Jolt from 1.2 Million Homebuilding Jobs

An accelerating rebound in new home construction over the next two years should finally give the

Five Reasons U.S. Economy Bears Have Turned Bullish

Recent data has silenced some of the loudest U.S. economy bears....

The Great American Rebound Has Just Begun

The U.S. manufacturing renaissance is not just a fantasy - it is actually happening. Jobs that had been outsourced to China and elsewhere really...

U.S. Economy: "Recovery" Doesn't Fool Struggling Americans

The government's numbers - primarily the monthly data on unemployment and inflation - tell the story of a slow but gradual recovery by the

The Frightening Financial Crisis Facing Young Americans

Young Americans are falling deeper and deeper into a financial crisis that will be nearly impossible to escape from in their...

Here's What a Jump in Pickup Sales Says About the U.S. Economy

Rapidly increasing sales of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)...

Why the Spending Cuts Battle Looks Uglier Than Fiscal Cliff Fight

Washington's rushed fiscal cliff deal failed to resolve half of the issue at hand: what to do about the $1.2 trillion in automatic

What the December U.S. Jobs Report Tells Us About 2013

The December U.S. jobs report released Friday showed the country's...

U.S. Jobs Report: What to Expect from December

The ADP employment report out today (Thursday) offered a glimpse of what to expect Friday in the December U.S. jobs report from the Labor...

Why Inflation is the Economy's "Iceberg" in 2013

Even though Ben Bernanke's Fed has kept interest rates close to zero,

How a Port Strike Would Slam the U.S. Economy in 2013

In the final hours to reach a deal, progress was made today (Friday) in averting a port strike that could cripple most major ports along the U.S....