The Republicans are winning this year’s budget battle: Discretionary spending will decrease. But this is hardly the time for the GOP to take a victory lap: Next, the GOP will have to lower unemployment and improve the average A…
For those investors keeping score at home, Republicans have won “Round 1” of the budget battle in Washington. But in the long run, all Americans may benefit if a government shutdown is averted.
Congress has just agreed to a Republican-crafted bill th…
For those investors keeping score at home, Republicans have won “Round 1” of the budget battle in Washington. But in the long run, all Americans may benefit if a government shutdown is averted.
Congress has just agreed to a Republican-crafted bill th…
Despite all the headwinds blowing against it — and they’re fierce — the U.S. dollar has been holding its own against the world’s major currencies. And if the U.S. recovery remains on track, the greenback has good odds of actu…
Without a doubt, this country’s debt overhang needs to be chopped considerably. But does a large national debt doom a nation to economic ruin? Only if you believe that countries like Germany, France, and Japan are economic bask…