The Senate approved yet another plan to stimulate the economy. It's called, throwing $33 billion at homebuilders. This is, of course, doing nothing but giving money to the greedy people that helped c

The sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 was a dramatic event. It briefly paralyzed several countries in Asia. The economic impact was considerable and illustrated how

Here is an email from Eugene Holloway, a Maryland attorney, on the rising cost of college education:  When I attended law school at George Washington University in 1969, the tuition was $1,90

I first wrote about the Muddle-Through Economy in 2002, and the term has more or less become a theme I've returned to from time to time. In 2007 I wrote that we would indeed get back to a Muddle-Thro

This week marks the start of the third-quarter-earnings season, as Alcoa (AA) reports earnings on October 7.The Street is expecting corporate earnings to decline 24.8%, which would mark the first tim

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

  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

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization tha

Without a doubt, the strength and duration of the rally from the March low has surprised many people, me included. Inquiring minds are wondering: Is there still one-third more to come? Barry Ritholtz

This morning, in the Wall Street Journal, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is quoted saying “If it’s not a government program, it’s basically not getting done.” While Stumpf’