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Eagle Eye Opener: Boehner Proposes Budget Deal; Japan’s Prime Minister Gains Allies; Election Results Lift Nikkei
Republican House Speaker John Boehner indicated that his party would accept higher tax rates for those earning more...
I Have a Simple Solution to the Fiscal Cliff
Federal spending, especially under George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Barack Obama (2010-2012), is out of control. The 2001...
Making Money Alert: A Guy Named “Cliff” and a Guy Named Ben
There are two guys taking center stage in the market right now. The first guy’s name is “Cliff,”...
Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise; Right-to-Work Passes in Michigan; Cliff Talks Continue
U.S. stocks rose, erasing losses since Election Day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after German investor confidence...
Who’s Really to Blame for the Mess We Are in?
"A virtuous and industrious people may be cheaply governed." -- Ben Franklin I have to laugh when I...
Making Money Alert: A Fiscal Stalemate and a Browning Apple
I know you probably are tired of hearing about how the fiscal cliff issue is dominating the equity...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; GOP Unveils Cliff Plan; Euro Climbs
U.S. Stocks Fall on Manufacturing Data Amid Cliff Concern (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week advance...
Eagle Eye Opener: World Markets Confident U.S. Averts Fiscal Cliff: Obama Hints at Deal
Investors worldwide demonstrated confidence that the United States would find a way to avert an fiscal-cliff driven economic...
Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise; Beating the Fiscal Cliff; SAC Capital Threatened with Fraud Charges
U.S. Stocks Rise as Boehner, Obama Fuel Optimism on Talks (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, erasing an earlier loss...
Ben Franklin’s Politically Incorrect Story of Thanksgiving
Did you know that the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving was supposed to be a fast?