RealClearMarkets - Opinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls

What if the greatest investment in history wasn't a stock… but a country? As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, much... Read More

Steven Spielberg has an alien movie opening this month, but that may not be the biggest science fiction blockbuster of the summer. That could... Read More

In a development that didn’t surprise us in the least, tariff talk returned to headlines last week. Chiefly, President Donald... Read More

The financial press needed only minutes to take a hot CPI headline number and turn it into a Fed-panic story. CNN promptly won the... Read More

The World Cup begins this week, and investors would do well to watch the event from the stock market’s sidelines. Read More

For the longest time Jennifer Aniston was unmarried. But as a 2015 write-up from here pointed out, Aniston’s status was a choice as... Read More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $22 billion Block by Block housing plan proposes 200,000 rent-controlled homes, but it will worsen New York City's... Read More

At least 25 graduating classes heard some version of the AI spiel — not exactly original insight to inspire the next stage of life. Read More

For all the debate about inflation, tariffs, and government spending, one of the most important economic developments in America has received... Read More

There is certainly a new flavor of socialism emerging amongst the younger generation. Read More

Eighty-four years is a good, healthy life in America. How much progress has been made in reducing poverty over one person’s lifespan? Read More

After years in Congress and public life, I’ve often discussed retirement security with interested citizens. No matter your profession... Read More

In 2016, California announced plans to retire Diablo Canyon, the state’s last nuclear power plant. Coming from America’s most... Read More

Since the days of powdered wigs, so-called experts have predicted that economic growth would soon collide with hard physical limits.... Read More

Today, more than 3.4 million girls participate in high school athletics nationwide, which represents about half of all high school girls.... Read More

How to stress test your portfolio. Read More

Discover the best dividend stocks with solid yields, strong fundamentals, and room to grow—even in uncertain markets. Read More

The stock market is certain about our AI future, but there's still a lot that could go wrong. Read More

Don't be exit liquidity Read More

Starting this week, the most-watched sporting event on the planet officially kicks off. What makes this year’s FIFA World Cup more... Read More

Fragile MAGA egos are rejecting the future, from energy to drones Read More

Even giving SpaceX the benefit of the doubt in several key forecasts, only the most optimistic ‘moonshot’ scenario approaches the IPO... Read More

Elevated inflation now is about unusual patterns in the tails, not the broad-based heat.  Read More

There are no signs that AI is boosting anything but the Mag 7. Read More

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly showing up as a working-capital problem for US corporates. Read More