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The stakes for the central bank are high, as Chair Kevin Warsh aims to cool inflation without wrecking the job market or causing financial... Read More

Baby Boomers are retiring in droves. Private equity is waiting. Read More

Keep your politics and your investing separate. Read More

How military partnerships make Washington vulnerable to its adversaries. Read More

Why the country's housing crash may drag down growth without denting the economy's dynamic core. Read More

Brazil’s financial market developments bear watching for the light that they might shed on US and French financial market prospects. Read More

For the last three years, junk stocks beat quality stocks by the widest margin ever. From November 2023 through June 2026, a portfolio that... Read More

As the president of retirement at Voya Financial, Amy Vaillancourt leads the company’s retirement business, overseeing strategy,... Read More

Even before the votes are counted in the midterm elections, Democrats are rolling out their tax increase plans for next year.  Two... Read More

Democrats could investigate corporations close to the president Read More

Study Finds 'Climate Change' Stopped Next Ice Age In Its Tracks -- Why Aren't We Celebrating? Read More

To hear the Republican tell it, at least gas prices are lower under him than his Democratic predecessor. Reality is telling a different story. Read More

With Halloween nigh, financial headlines are full of spooks. For any investor inclined to sift through it all, it risks being a full-time... Read More

Data centers will do more to enhance global peace than any weapon, treaty, or statesman could ever hope to. A walk of even a tiny portion of... Read More

The American dream is still alive, but it’s getting more expensive. Read More

As we near an election where many have the choice between a MAGA-identified Republican and a Socialist, we are yet again reminded that both... Read More

Proposition 37 would let California issue $25 billion in bonds for down payment assistance, but more borrowing won't solve the housing... Read More

I understand why young families are choosing Fresno. It’s one of the last places in California where you can still plant roots and buy into... Read More

It’s possible, in principle, to impose a tax that loses money. Think of a 100 percent levy on capital gains. Yet California may have... Read More

In two weeks of release, “You Can See Everything” has grossed $45 million at the box office. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance... Read More

As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sorts of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result. Read More

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady in tomorrow’s policy announcement, but a recent rebound in inflation has... Read More

Core CPI challenge: You may focus on Core inflation, so long as you limit your consumption to only the goods included in the Core PCE/CPI. Read More

The major labels made seven big mistakes—and are now paying the price Read More

Why COVID changed everything Read More

If AI armageddon really happens you won't be worried about your portfolio. Read More

It IS a bubble and it WILL burst. Read More

U.S. equity valuations have retreated from their recent highs, but all 7 major market indicators remain above their long-term averages. Read More

In Response to Trump’s Tariffs, Canada Has Successfully Boosted non-US Trade to Record Highs—But it Remains Deeply Tied to America Read More

Concentration of the S&P 500 is at historic levels.  Read More

Breadth has returned as the market rotates from AI to non-AI. That's what happened in 2000 too but it didn't end well. Read More

Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to... Read More