If the trade war is successfully resolved, the Dow could rise to 30,000 points. Read More
The growing deficit also comes as budget experts expect the economy to slow down. Read More
It is an article of faith in some circles that if the U.S. economy stops growing, President Trump will not be reelected in 2020. Read More
Global political and economic insecurity is rife and reflected in the financial markets as investors are fleeing into assets that are deemed... Read More
We've been nagged about our energy use from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama. Read More
They built one of the most successful tech companies to have ever emerged from Europe but what have Skype's founding team done since its $8.5... Read More
It is even clear that America was made poorer by slavery. Read More
The Tiny House movement is gaining impressive traction in the United States. Amazon sells these tiny homes for as little as... Read More
The yield curve's inverted! The yield curve's inverted! That was the news I awoke to last Wednesday on CNBC as the 10 year Treasury note... Read More
The president likes to say that his tariffs are hurting China and no one else. But if China is feeling the pain, so will the United States. Read More
Imagine if Amazon were just a bookseller. As in imagine if Amazon, having unearthed a way to connect buyers with sellers, had stopped at the... Read More
America's economic titans want you to know they really care. Doubt them. Read More
The benefits of a payroll tax cut stimulating our economy and strengthening the president's hand in international negotiations outweigh its... Read More
Maybe one of the reasons so many see a recession on the horizon is that the president and the White House keep acting like it is.The U.S... Read More
Every summer for the past several decades I have organized a series of Friday lunches in eastern Long Island for serious investors. More than... Read More
The shift toward negative interest rates in some parts of Europe comes as central banks step up efforts to spark stagnant economies. Read More
Bill Smead, founder of Smead Capital Management, thinks that a generational change will give the US economy an unexpected boost. The renowned... Read More
Broad-based selling tends to happen at, or near, stock market bottoms. Read More
Living in retirement can offer some financial challenges, but if you're prepared and take some steps now, you can make it a lot easier on... Read More
What happens when you dream about the 2020 presidential candidates enrolled in a Read More
If the state were to succumb to the temptation to rein in rents by law, Chicagoans can expect not a solution to housing problems but, rather,... Read More
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott should resist agreeing to a contract too early, instead waiting for the impact of the franchise tag to negotiate a... Read More
With 2019 nearly halfway through, 2020's US presidential election is starting to take shape. Nearly two dozen Democratic presidential... Read More
Yesterday the Business Roundtable released a “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation” signed by 180 CEOs of major companies.... Read More
Lilian Faulhaber and David Dollar discuss France's new digital services tax and the implications it will have for large American tech... Read More
Truck drivers overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in 2016. Now they're pulling back, blaming Trump for a Read More
I'll make this very simple - if you have decades of saving and investing ahead of you, the best thing that could happen is a stock market... Read More
Long-time readers will recall numerous posts on Truck Tonnage over the years. It's a good proxy for the physical size of the US... Read More
Have you and your spouse talked about Social Security strategies? Here's why you should. Read More
Diversity is not only an important social justice issue, but overwhelming evidence shows that diversity fosters a variety of benefits for... Read More
Here's what to look for when choosing general obligation muni bonds. Read More
Two and a half years after its big bet spooked shareholders, Target is posting ticker-tape-parade-worthy results. Here's how. Read More
If you want to know if we're still in a bull market, watch Amazon's stock price. Read More
Trump and his allies assume Democrats are trying to induce a recession. It's classic projection. Read More
Are the Trump haters trying to cause a recession in the US so the president won't be re-elected? I'm not saying they are just hoping for a... Read More
President Trump has repeatedly cited the steel industry as an example of the effectiveness of his import taxes. Unfortunately, it is proving... Read More
What her plan to eliminate student debt doesn't tell you is that it will put that fiscal burden on the taxpayers. Read More
Changing the role of shareholders is only a start. Boards and C.E.O.s must create more higher-paying jobs. Read More
A new book heralds workers fighting for a fair deal—even when they can't join unions. Read More
They're a single-use, disposable consumer item—a greener option, but not a green one. Read More
Socialism doesn't work on an economic level, and it certainly doesn't work on an environmental level, either. Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James seems to be a little confused. Make that a lot confused. James is currently spearheading a group of... Read More
How to make money despite a roller coaster market. Read More
The proposed remedy, of course, is always government intervention — a remedy, alas, that is destined to fail. Read More
Seems like you can't go a week without reading about the retail apocalypse.I saw a recent headline that read, 75,000 Retail Stores Will Close... Read More
Zuru toys already does $400 million in sales. But toys were just Phase 1. Up next is a line of consumer goods, like diapers and pet food. Read More
San Francisco's political leadership has squandered a fortune. Read More
The president can scarcely afford to continue the trade war, but he can scarcely afford to end it either. Read More
As the administration tries to keep growth going, its trade war weakens it. Read More
The media tells us the yield curve is inverted and this means a recession is both certain and imminent. Every media outlet that's not for... Read More
A capitalist benefactor of the American abolitionist movement used his business to wage war against slavery. He ended up revolutionizing the... Read More
Living in retirement can offer some financial challenges, but if you're prepared and take some steps now, you can make it a lot easier on yourself. Read More
Broad-based selling tends to happen at, or near, stock market bottoms. Read More
CNBC's annual state-by-state “business climate” study is out. No surprise, we're dead last — No. 50 — among the states for “cost of doing business.” Here's an area where you don't want to say, “As California goes, so goes the nation.” Read More
