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In the wake of Bernie Madoff's death, Dan Ferris charts the legendary Wall Street grifter's $19 billion Ponzi scheme and its repercussions. Read More
Corporate leaders are standing up for democracy to avoid facing the wrath of consumers, investors and historical judgment. Read More
As Paul Krugman explained, "So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher... Read More
An interview with Tamny about his book, When Politicians Panicked. Read More
We need to talk together — across the political aisle and between the public and private sectors. Read More
"The use of lockdown policies has shown us once again the dangers of overestimating the capabilities of state power and disregarding the... Read More
Various Democrats (and some Republicans) in Congress threaten to vote against President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package unless it... Read More
Iowa’s largest hog producer courted power and turned farming into a numbers game. Businesses like it are increasingly the norm. Read More
Companies like Zoom are the wrong targets for a very simple reason that politicians choose to ignore. Read More
An Amazon driver on delivering your packages, being tracked by his bosses, and having to pee in bottles. Read More
Big labor suffered a significant loss in its attempt to unionize employees at Amazon’s warehouse facility in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the... Read More
One of the most common complaints I hear about the markets is that they are "divorced from reality", that they aren't acting as the current... Read More
Many think that “Bitcoin fixes this” when it comes to the troubled financial system. This is backwards. It's decentralized finance that... Read More
The game(s) can continue only as long as people are willing to play. Read More
What stocks will gain from the legislation? Read More
When George W. Bush not only won reelection in 2004, but saw his republican majority in the senate padded to fifty-five, I started... Read More
"The greatest compliment paid to the Great Barrington Declaration, therefore, is one wholly unintended: Many of its staunchest opponents... Read More
As vaccines become widely available and restrictions are eased, millions of people are flying again, raising questions about just how safe it... Read More
Fauci. Lockdowns. Vaccine Passports. America's pandemic landscape is looking less like a thriving democracy and more like a tyrannical state. Read More
Establishing a Social Security strategy is important – especially when you and your spouse have a large age difference to contend with. Read More
On March 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) confirmed it would not seek Supreme Court review in its lawsuit against Qualcomm,... Read More
Opposing View: If Joe Biden will work with Republicans, we can expand infrastructure and economic opportunity — instead of the federal... Read More
The Biden administration is promising to raise the tax burden on oil and gas producers by eliminating tax breaks and incentives long used by... Read More
If history is any guide, the result will be lower growth and more risk. Read More
Prime brokers refused to do business with him, while feeding billions to Bill Hwang. Who’s laughing now? Read More
The CEO of Facebook makes the case for Facebook. Read More
Seen from Beijing, Europe is an Asian peninsula. ~Angela Merkel Read More
96.8% of stocks in the S&P 500 are above their 200-day moving average. This is the highest percentage ever. Read More
There's an old saying that bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.This description... Read More
A massive shift is occurring in the labor market today, one that has been misinterpreted by economists of all stripes. Read More
How to turn retirement savings into retirement income. Read More
Market Blog Wednesday, April 14, 2021 “I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.” George Burns Read More
The specific set of conditions that have historically characterized the start of an investment bubble appear to be forming. Read More
Living paycheck to paycheck can feel like you're on an endless financial treadmill. Here's how to jump off. Read More
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture starting to implement its organic food rules. They allow companies... Read More
We’re eating more meatless meat than ever, but it’s still not much. Read More
Hysteria, groupthink and a fair amount of hypocrisy are the key ingredients in a ruinous cocktail that has managed to intoxicate some... Read More
The family behind the Nathan Cummings Foundation agreed four years ago to invest more of the endowment in social justice causes. In a new... Read More
Q1 (and Q2) earnings may be great, but stocks are already looking beyond them. Read More
I was on the SEC team that prosecuted Madoff — what lessons should we learn today? Read More
The Biden Administration has cast its recent push for a global minimum corporate tax rate as a principled stand, an exercise in using... Read More
Return-free filing is possible. Let's make it happen. Read More
Biden's plan would rein in corporate power and profit and launch a new era in which the wealthy finance large-scale investment for the public... Read More
Biden is being compared to Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the resemblance is complicated. Read More
Government spending is always and everywhere a consequence of economic growth, not an instigator of same. Read More
Working in freedom is our great ideal, everyone knowing that without their work, life will not be as good as it should be. Read More
The American landscape of infrastructure in 2021 now includes Internet access as an essential utility, but the battle for broadband persists. Read More
Eight trillion dollars. That’s how much President Joe Biden has proposed in new spending — in just the 2½ months since taking office.... Read More
Biden faced a confluence of crises as great or greater than any of his predecessors — and the fundamental challenges remain. Read More
With slim majorities in the House and Senate, Democratic lawmakers have a prime opportunity to get their pet projects passed thanks to... Read More
The corporate income tax has been gutted. Raising rates and cracking down on evasion are sensible ways to come up with trillions of dollars. Read More
Buck Sexton says it's time to end the contagious, viral strain known as Dr. Fauci, the Pseudo-Science Lockdown Leprechaun. Read More
The inside account of how one country built a system to defeat the pandemic. Read More
He's been effective from the beginning. Read More
Tech giants across nearly every sector are expected to report solid earnings gains in both the coming quarter and the rest of 2021, as the... Read More
Establishing a Social Security strategy is important – especially when you and your spouse have a large age difference to contend with.... Read More
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Corporate Governance
- Map: How Countries’ Stock Markets Stack Up on ESG Practices and Carbon Risk
- Earth Day: Why ESG Investing Is Going From Strength to Strength
- Move to Link Exec Pay to ESG Integration Growing
- Climate Activists Put 'All Eyes on BlackRock' With Protests Demanding Shareholder Action
- Shareholder-Advisory Firms Take Opposing Views on Racial Audits
- Washington, D.C.
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Corporate News
- Dogecoin Frenzy Overloads Robinhood Crypto Order System
- Jack Ma’s Fortune Jumps $2 Billion After Record Alibaba Fine
- GameStop CEO Sells $12 Million of Stock in Video-Game Chain
- First Inverse Bitcoin ETF to Debut for Betting on Crypto Plunge
- Barclays Kicked Out of Business Group Over Prison-Bond Work
- Schwab Accidentally Puts $1.2 Million Into Customer’s Fidelity Account
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RealClearMarkets Originals
- Investing to Secure Your Legacy
- Stay Cool, the Time for Bearishness Isn't Too Far Ahead
- What You Can’t See in Stocks’ Stellar Long-Term Returns
- David Brooks Introduces His Readers to 'Self-Tackleization'
- Fisher Investments Urges Patience After a Heated Election Season
- About the Coronavirus, the New York Times Argues With the New York Times
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Videos & Podcasts
- Billionaire “Bond King” Breaks Down Market Trends
- Seattle Is Dying: Drugs And Homelessness In Seattle
- Waiting For The Next Big Trade with Jeffrey Gundlach
- Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya on How To Invest in This Crisis
- Ken Fisher Answers: Will the Stock Market Retest Its March Lows?
- John Tamny: The Changing Nature Of Work And Our Bright Future
