Despite the pessimistic taking hold, a growing roster of high-profile money managers are balking at at this theme, arguing that it’s wrong-headed and self-defeating. Plus, good money can still be made in the markets.
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For married couples of opposite genders, the downturn’s inordinate impact on men has resulted in an increasing number of wives becoming the primary breadwinner. Surprisingly, many men don’t mind at all.
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The sector specializing in short-term and freelance jobs has taken on a split personality of sorts. Demand for contractors is ticking upward, but pay rates are going the other way.
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In a new article, political scientist Ian Bremmer and economist Nouriel Roubini assert that the free-market system of capitalism has been so damaged by the recent financial crisis that the West’s era of political and economic d…
The annual U.S. budget deficit is well over a trillion dollars, and in the long term, that’s unsustainable. But a closer look at the sources of most of that gap shows that balancing the budget wouldn’t be nearly as hard as it m…