Though most Americans wish that Congress would rein in excessive pay on Wall Street, that won’t happen while the huge campaign contributions keep flowing. And the financial industry’s big money shell game drains away something …
The biggest question many investors have about President Obama’s compromise tax cut deal is how it will benefit the economy. But so far, there is little agreement on Wall Street about what the stimulative effects of the deal wi…
The tax cut compromise between Obama and the GOP is now being touted as a back-door stimulus plan, one that some economists predict will create or save 3.1 million jobs. Unfortunately, the model on which those forecasts are bas…
Some of the best reads for investors from around the Web, including posts evaluating how consumers spend their money, whether Google could be considered a monopoly and the debate about the Fed’s policy on quantitative easing.
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After initially voting for the QE2 plan, Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh said in a speech Monday that the government’s decision to buy $600 million worth of bonds to spur the economy is a bad idea.
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