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More than most, the PR department at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be looking forward to the weekend: It just spent the last few days getting pummeled like Apollo Creed. Today, the hits kept right on comin

They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they searc

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Many people are finding the holiday tradition of making charitable donations difficult again this year, particularly if they're unemployed or worried about the economy. Charities, many of which norma

Editor's Note: Matthew Beller is a former employee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He currently works for a private investment firm in Los Angeles, California

“Inside the Global Gold Frenzy” is the title of an article that appeared last week in The New York Times. It seems the mainstream media has finally caught on to what we’ve known for

The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a

The US Dollar -- the currency precious metals are priced in -- is standing at a crossroads today: The possibility of a breakout to the upside has grown in the past week, but the trend still remains d

I’ve been in South America this week, speaking nine times in five days, interspersed with lots of meetings. The conversation kept coming back to the prospects for the dollar, but I was just as