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4 Things Propping Up the Slowing Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook April 22, 2013 CommentHere's an odd pattern that's developed during the last few years: The worse the economy gets, the stronger the forces pulling it up.
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The Economy's Spring Slowdown Is On
Tweet Share on Facebook April 18, 2013 CommentIt's become an unusual rite of spring: The economy heats up only to cool off as the April showers start to moisten the ground.
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When College Prevents You From Buying a Home
Tweet Share on Facebook April 18, 2013 CommentA few years ago, it seemed to make sense for young people who couldn't find work to go to school instead. Today, that's a harder call.
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The CEO "Pay Gap" Is Actually Narrowing
Tweet Share on Facebook April 17, 2013 CommentEvery year, the AFL-CIO publishes a splashy analysis showing the vast gap between CEO pay and the earnings of ordinary workers. The mainstream press usually reports it with predictable outrage and little skepticism.
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Business Back to Normal as Big Banks Turn Big Profits
Tweet Share on Facebook April 16, 2013 CommentThe sky that was supposed to fall on the banking industry is looking awfully blue.
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Gold Sell-Off Shows No Investment Is Safe
Tweet Share on Facebook April 16, 2013 CommentGold is supposed to be the one investment that holds its value when everything else goes down the drain. But the recent plunge in gold prices shows that even the safest investments can be mighty risky these days.
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Ben Bernanke Swamps the Gold Bugs
Tweet Share on Facebook April 15, 2013 CommentIt's easy to find worriers who predict an economic meltdown is coming. It's a lot harder finding evidence of the actual meltdown.
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In Defense of the IRS
Tweet Share on Facebook April 12, 2013 CommentGo ahead. Bash the Internal Revenue Service. It's a tax day ritual and a presumed birthright of every American.
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Surprise: Fannie and Freddie Are Set to Pay Taxpayers Back
Tweet Share on Facebook April 12, 2013 CommentIt was the most eye-popping bailout of all: $187 billion in taxpayer money to rescue the wrecked housing agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Those two agencies alone soaked up 31 percent of the $606 billion in bailout funds disbursed by the Treasury Department to dozens of organizations.
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Consumers Blink, Retail Sales Fall
Tweet Share on Facebook April 12, 2013 CommentA minor mystery has been solved.
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Rick Newman
The global economy is mysterious, even scary. Chief Business Correspondent Rick Newman demystifies it and explains what matters to you. Rick is the author of Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success and the co-author of two other books: Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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