The Global Strength Test of the U.S. Dollar
Can you make money and lose it at the same time? You can in the Bizarro world where a strong currency, like today's U.S. dollar, makes you weak.
29Mar
28Mar
IMF Misses Big on Global Economic Forecast: “It’s Complicated”
What's the difference between a highly paid, internationally renowned "expert" and the rest of us? The expert doesn't have to live with the consequences of his own bad calls.
25Mar
A Long-lost Fortune In Gold Hides In South America
Did a failed and foolish war leave a battered country's entire golden treasury secreted and still waiting to be discovered?
25Mar
Welcome to the New Gig Economy
The ties that bind employees to business owners are growing more and more tenuous. But what does a multi-billion dollar business owe the men and women who do the work?
24Mar
We’re Drowning In Oil and Yes, That’s Bad
The phrase "oil crisis" used to mean we had too little. But a glut of anything is dangerous, both for our financial and our national bottom line.
24Mar
Welcome to the Era of Less Bang for Your Buck
The awesome buying power of your dollars is at an end.
23Mar
Oil Company Defaults: the First Dominos Set to Fall
When gas prices dropped experts warned we'd have to pay the piper. Now payback time is here.
23Mar
The Miracle-Money Helicopter Drop
Let's think like a central bank. Print lots of new money that devalues existing currency? Check. Charge depositors to save their own cash in the bank? Check. How come it's not working?
18Mar
Gold’s Magnificent Spillover Effect
Gold is on the rise, and it's bringing silver and platinum up with it!
17Mar
Oil Triggers New Subprime Crisis
Remember when banks sold houses to people who couldn't afford it? You lost 25% or more of your IRA. Now they're selling billions of dollars' worth of cars to the same folks.