If you’ve been in the markets for a while, this will seem reminiscent of 2001, when Alan Greenspan’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates from 6.5%...
Both Trump and Clinton are making the U.S. economy ammunition for their latest attacks on each other.
The cost of Zika -- the financial and human toll - is staggering....
California's new, state-mandated $15 minimum wage sounds appealing, but it could have startling economic...
Last week the U.S. Federal Reserve decided against raising interest rates four times this year, opting for just two hikes instead.
Some...
Just because central bankers want to lead investors over the cliff like they did in 2008 doesn't mean that people should follow...
As we've talked about in several recent conversations, I live by the credo "always have some money invested in tech stocks" - no matter how much...
Markets produced their strongest returns in four years in October - ignoring a steady stream of bad economic news and lousy...
On Thursday, an important bit of news came out that you may have missed: The U.S. Commerce Department sharply revised upward its second-quarter...
U.S. Dollar Drops Today: The U.S. dollar fell against the yen and euro yesterday, after global markets had another down day.
The Dow...
The U.S. is waging a dangerous financial war with Iran right now.
And if it's not managed carefully, it could embolden the dollar's...
The amount of U.S. debt owned by foreign nations has never been higher.
Since Sept. 30, 2014, the U.S. Treasury has accumulated $17.8...
The wealth gap in the United States and other developed countries hasn't been this big since the 1980s, according to a new report from the...
U.S. company layoffs are up 13% in 2015 from the year before.
U.S.-based employers announced a whopping 41,034 job cuts last month....
China gold reserves have been kept secret – but we know China is stockpiling faster than ever. And with enough of the yellow metal, China gold...
The tide is turning for crude oil prices. Following some nice recent gains and despite a dip on Tuesday, the market currently remains at just...
The lower than expected jobs numbers that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week could signal a trend more disturbing than a potential...
As a volatility trader, I loved seeing stocks drop 2% last week after having risen 3%. But as a credit trader and student of market behavior, I...
For the last six months, I have been warning that economic growth is faltering. In November of last year, I predicted that the U.S. economy would...
We're living in crazy economic times. The race to debase and stimulate has taken us into uncharted...
