There’s just one problem with corn-based ethanol: It takes 29% more fossil energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than the ethanol release when burned as fuel. The disparity betwee

Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992), Austrian economist, author and 1974 Nobel Prize-winner for Economics wrote: “With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governme

“Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married”… hold that thought! Wedding bells are ringing, but not for me. I’m coming to the age where my friends are starting to

In response to Misguided Worries About Inflation, I received an email from a reader telling me: "The deflation metaphor is not playing out. Every month the things I consume go up in price."

Minyan Morning MemoOne to watch: Sara Lee (SLE) shares are in retreat after the supermarket staple reported a fiscal fourth quarter shortfall of $14 million. While the narrower loss ex-items act

Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish

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Even the Treasury Department's best attempts at statistical obfuscation can't hide the truth that credit remains off limits for most Americans. Banks -- despite billions in government handouts -- sti

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