July 2, 2008 - By Martin Hutchinson U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ignored the warnings of most economists last week, and kept the benchmark Federal Funds [...]

July 1, 2008 - By Keith Fitz-Gerald For investors who are used to living large, this has been the year from hell. The markets are tanking. Food [...]

June 30, 2008 - By William Patalon III With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 20% from its October peak - placing it firmly in bear-market territory [...]

June 27, 2008 - By William Patalon III Oil and jet-fuel prices are in the stratosphere, many of the world’s top airlines have ordered severe cutbacks, and passenger traffic [...]

June 27, 2008 - By Keith Fitz-Gerald Japanese companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of all employees and family members over the age of 40. According [...]

June 25, 2008 - By Keith Fitz-Gerald The moment Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese government embarked on an ambitious cultural etiquette [...]

June 24, 2008 - By Peter D. Schiff Throughout history, governments have always used crises to justify blatant power grabs.  All too often, the “expanded government powers” that resulted from [...]

June 24, 2008 - By Keith Fitz-Gerald Congress is talking about going after oil speculators in an effort to lower prices by limiting the amount of money flowing [...]

June 23, 2008 - By William Patalon III The U.S. Federal Reserve will be in the spotlight again this week - and not because of those speaking engagements [...]

June 21, 2008 - By Keith Fitz-Gerald No question, President George Bush’s approval ratings have pulled an “Enron.” A recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted June 12-16 showed only [...]