While the nattering nabobs of negativism continue to describe the current economy as a "recession," given that we've had two quarters of...

Another day, another pitch, this one from a well known name that's sponsored dozens of sporting events over the years. You might say...

While the Fed raises short term rates in a fairly dramatic fashion, it isn't doing much to unload its hoard of Treasuries and Mortgage...

Some years ago, I wrote a piece called "When Does GDP Matter?" The issue is coming up again, because many define a recession as two...

Fed watching and Fed criticism have long been a staple of financial media. You would be shocked at the fortunes made by people with a...

One of the worst kept secrets in the investment world is that there are a lot of mediocre performers managing huge sums of money on the...

Perhaps one of the most remarkable episodes in bond market history was recounted in the report shown above, written by Joe Mysak,...

Looking over the basket of products and commodities the government uses to produce the Consumer Price Indexes, it appears that the...

One of the hidden aspects of reporting monthly jobs numbers is that they're always reported as a net number: either the economy "adds" or...

Forgotten by a fickle press, the number of initial unemployment claims has dropped to whisper levels, which is probably why no one is...