Moneynews RSS FeedFri, 26 Oct 2012 09:30:54 EDTThis is a particularly tricky time for the market. The U.S. economy is teetering right now, with signs of both worsening and improvement.Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:53:23 EDTLast decade witnessed an unprecedented boom in commodity prices. While prices today are generally below the highs of last decade, they might be poised for a second epic rise that will be perhaps even more stunning.Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:25:34 EDTThe economic news has been mostly bad, but the market seems to love it. It seems that the market just shrugs off all these serious concerns and continues to forge higher anyway.Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:18:24 EDTWith Europe in recession, China slowing and the U.S. economy steadily losing steam, most investors are retreating to defensive positions. But it is getting awfully expensive to play defense.Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:52:20 EDTThe United States is in danger of transforming in a country where the majority of citizens are not self sufficient but rather rely on the government for survival.Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:24:36 EDTWhen a naturally rowdy high school class gets a not-too-competent substitute teacher for the day, havoc often erupts. At least it did at my high school.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:28:48 EDTEconomists, pundits, politicians and the press are all weighing in about how this "fiscal cliff" needs to be avoided. They say that the threat of recession and lack of a resolution is already starting to spook the markets, and the problem will get worse as the date nears.Fri, 25 May 2012 12:31:46 EDTThe past century has witnessed the welcome demise of fascism, totalitarianism and communism. These forms of government fell into what Ronald Reagan described as "the ash heap of history". But now another but far more desirable form of government is on the chopping block ...Mon, 14 May 2012 16:39:15 EDTThe slow growth, post financial crisis world has become familiar.But, the environment that has existed since 2009 is on the cusp of a change.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:07 EDTThe search for truth is often elusive. As the political debate rages on this election year, many people find themselves confused about which course is best. After all, the debate isn't between good and evil but rather between different ideas of good. But, once in a while...Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:42:30 EDTThere's an old Wall Street cliché that says every bull market "climbs a wall of worry." Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:09:52 EDTUp and up it goes, where it stops, nobody knows. The economy is still fraught with problems. It's undergoing the longest period of sustained high unemployment since the Great Recession.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:56:04 EDTYou've probably heard the warning for years.Inflation is coming. The Fed has spent the last several years printing money and injecting massive amounts of dollars into the economy.Interest rates have been kept near zero since 2009 and the Fed has pledged to keep them there...Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:03:28 EDTThe market has been on fire.The Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared 25 percent since last October. In fact, the index has almost doubled since the March 2009 lows in the depths of the financial crisis.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:18:27 EDTSome of the biggest and best companies will become stellar performers in the years ahead. And you don't have to risk your shirt by owning them.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:20:49 EDTPerhaps the market has gotten ahead of itself. After all, this is still a historically weak recovery and there are several looming threats that could derail the market at any time. But, there are also several good reasons for the market upswing.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:23:20 EDTThe game is going badly. Although the recovery has picked up recently, the economy has averaged GDP growth of less the 2.5 percent per year in the 10 quarters since the recovery began.This makes it one of the weakest recoveries in recent history and especially week...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:13 EDT Taxing the rich is shaping up to be a huge election issue. But with more than $15 trillion in debt and the government running up yearly deficits of more than $1 trillion per year, it doesn't make much economic sense for this administration to harp about taxing the...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:47:33 EDTThis is a tricky market, to say the least. Recent news about the economy has been consistently positive. Economic indicators including housing starts, durable goods orders and employment have all been looking good for several months.Corporate earnings have been...Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:54:07 EDTThe market has a short-term view of things. to say the least. In the 1980s, it was famously said that the United States only looks to the next quarter while the Japanese look at the next 20 years. This was a reasonable assessment of attitudes in the United States.However,...