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I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Allan Greenspan has just published a paper which serves as a defense of his economic stewardship during the bubble years. The thesis of the paper is that a global...
California faces a financial crisis of epic proportions. The State now seems likely to elect a governor who make the worst acquisition in financial history, making the Arnold Schwarzenegger...
In today's FOMC statement, the Fed did not change language saying it would keep rates low for an extended period. It also confirmed that it has reached the end of its $1.25 billion purchase of...
The conventional wisdom says that inflation is very bad. It makes everything we buy more expensive and decreases the value of our currency. But there are times when inflation is good for you.
We've now had five bank failures in 2008 and I wanted to see how we are doing compared to the real estate downturn in the 1980s and savings and loan crisis it precipitated. The results are...
After printing endless amounts of money and growing an unsustainable fiscal deficit, the US economy and inflation outlook is dire. However, it's my opinion that we are not going to see anything...
We may have more vcrs, tvs, ipods, and computers but our standard of living is in the toilet. A look at some common stats will make that clear. The first step to fixing the problem is recognizing...
Marketwatch writer Paul Farrell brings up some interesting points but I find things are never as bad as they seem, or as good. I also look at articles like this as a marker to a bottom in the...