1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnThe word credit comes from the Latin "credere" which means "to believe, or to trust." That's really all you need to know about the mode

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote Thursday to draft “net neutrality” rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from slowing or blocking content on their

One the most remarkable things to me is how the American people have been sold on accepting, even preferring, inflation over deflation. It is truly amazing that government and central banking bureauc

A heated debate currently involves whether we’ll experience inflation or deflation down the road. This debate is of high interest to market participants because conditions of inflation or defla

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a re

This time last year the government was busy bailing out the banks, but now it looks like the banks may be bailing out the government. According to a story in today’s New York Times, regulators

This week we continue to look at what powers the forces of deflation. As I continue to stress, getting the fundamental question answered correctly is the most important issue we face going forward. A

After four years of searing pain, the US housing market is finally showing signs of life. And even as the causes and relative sustainability of this nascent “recovery” are being hotly deb

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilde

Australian economist Steve Keen is one of the very few who have called this economic crisis correctly. What distinguishes Keen is that his economic forecasts are based on levels of debt and changes i