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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...
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 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...
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...
CNBC sent Bill Griffeth for a facelift over the weekend, then put him on Power Lunch with Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Melissa Francis and Dennis Kneale. Why?
Larry Summers, President elect Obama's top economic advisor said that the remaining funds to be allocated from the $700 billion TARP will not be blindly given to banks, but will be used to get...
This is one of the most persuasive arguments among the perma-bears who states that we are in a complete mess here. Even if you don't agree with Davidowitz, it is impossible to just write off the...
Here is everything don't know about the Federal Reserve, and never wanted to ask. THis first part of the series tells who the Feds are and when and why it was created.
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Canada has had one problem after another with its big elephant to the south. The United States has long been a source or irritation and envy; its culture, economy, and politics have all played...
This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed as a starter.