Markets

Mar 26, 2006 at 00:00

As we should, we most often measure the cost of wars in lives lost. And by that measure wars are, indeed, expensive. Yet, their economic costs are staggering as well.…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

With the global economy humming along in the first quarter, even the perennial laggards Japan and Germany are doing better than expected after a very long period of corporate restructuring,…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

The VIX (Volatility Index) has made historic lows ... but, what will it do in the future? Will it remain low, or start a new, longer term trend up? A…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

Out of all the major commodities-stocks sectors that are thriving in today's commodities bull, oil stocks are probably the surest thing. While their ultimate returns won't be as high as…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

A much bigger Wal-Mart story did not garner as much media attention. In a sense, it shows the US centric focus on the economy. Nonetheless, the recent news that Wal-Mart…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

With gold prices rising against all of the world's fiat currencies, some have suggested that gold now trades as if it were an alternative currency, on par with the dollar,…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more…

Mar 25, 2006 at 00:00

Some ideas, like Social Security, have a magical promise. Good idea, lousy execution. There are sparse few programs which are LOUSY ideas. Uncle Sam actually does very few things wrong.…

Mar 23, 2006 at 00:00

Last week, Steve Liesman, economics reporter for CNBC, said that a Fed official (either unnamed or I didn't catch the name) said that as soon as the economy looked like…

Mar 24, 2006 at 00:00

There is a widespread belief that the U.S. Federal Reserve remains on track to boost interest rates back towards more "neutral" levels. The only question is: what is neutral?