All Posts > Content under Economics & Politics
I SPY: A 5-Day Losing Streak Of Little Concern
Article By:
Dr. Paul Price
Read
Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:31 AM EDT
Is it really headline news?
Unintended Consequences?
Article By:
Bruce Krasting
Read
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 3:53 PM EDT
With Obamacare officially kicking off, there will of course be some unintended economic consequences. But what will they be?
NYSE Margin Debt Rises Again But Remains Slightly Off Its April High
Article By:
Doug Short
Read
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 11:57 AM EDT
A look at the relationship between margin debt and the stock market, using the S&P 500 as a surrogate for equities.
ECRI Recession Watch: Weekly Update By Doug Short
Article By:
Doug Short
Read
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:51 AM EDT
My opinion remains unchanged: The ECRI's credibility depends on major downward revisions to the key economic indicators.
What We Could Do With A Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure That Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers A Dime
Article By:
Ellen Brown
Read
Monday, September 23, 2013 4:29 PM EDT
What has pushed the USPS into insolvency is an oppressive 2006 congressional mandate that it prefund healthcare for its workers 75 years into the future.
Welcoming The JOBS Act And The Six Biggest Threats To Hedge Funds
Article By:
Andrew Corn
Read
Monday, September 23, 2013 12:06 PM EDT
Today marks the day the JOBS Act rules go into effect. Here are the six relatively basic challenges facing the industry.
The Technical Picture For Gold And Silver
Article By:
Daryl Montgomery
Read
Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:00 AM EDT
The world is awash in central bank money printing, with Japan this week joining the US and the EU central banks in announcing new stimulus efforts. As long as these programs continue, investors should be bullish on gold, silver and their miners and look to accumulate on any pullback.
Bill Moyers: Inequality For All
Video By:
Robert Reich
Watch
Friday, September 20, 2013 4:14 PM EDT
Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor joins Moyers & Company to discuss a new documentary film, Inequality for All. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, the film aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality.
Max Keiser And Greg Palast On Larry Summers And The Financial Crisis
Article By:
Jesses-Cafe-Americain
Read
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:47 PM EDT
In our age truth comes from the mouths of comedians, because otherwise no one would take it seriously.
Federal Reserve: Tampering Now Or Tampering Later?
Article By:
Angelo G. Airaghi
Read
Sunday, September 15, 2013 9:00 AM EDT
Five years since the deterioration of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve is close to modifying its policy.
Thursday Thrills - Marching Off To War Again
Article By:
Phil Davis
Read
Saturday, September 14, 2013 4:15 PM EDT
WAR! What is it good for? About $3Tn for the last one since that day in 2003, when Donald Rumsfeld told the American people that the "limited" action we would be taking in Iraq would cost no more than $60Bn.
Verizon Rant
Article By:
Bruce Krasting
Read
Friday, September 13, 2013 9:00 AM EDT
Bruce Krasting explains why he's amazed at the Verizon mega bond deal.