Barry Ritholtz Examines Tortured Data on Energy Sector and Jobs
Barry Ritholtz, a columnist for Bloomberg, dissects claims that most of the job growth since 2007 has been in the oil and gas sector. If that were the case, the U.S. economy would be in hot water, since More...
Berkeley Economics and Political Science Prof. Barry Eichengreen: Don’t Bet on a Stronger Dollar
Economic pundits, almost without exception, are predicting a stronger dollar in 2015 – an expectation that is leading investors to place some very large bets. But that market strategy could turn out to More...
Mark Cuban Concerned About The Student Loan Bubble
– Mark Cuban departed from his usual Ayn Rand-like attitude (he has a yacht named after the writer’s book “The Fountainhead”) to express concern for impoverished students, or More...
Berkeley Economics and Political Science Prof. Barry Eichengreen: Putting Deflation First
– The European Central Bank is moving, hesitantly but ineluctably, toward quantitative easing. The threat of deflation – and the ineffectiveness of its previous measures – leaves it no choice. More...
Legendary Investor Ken Fisher Says Bull Market Is Far from Over
Legendary investor Ken Fisher who has written the longest-running column in Forbes’ history, spanning 30 years and is the manager of Fisher Investments, says the six year bull market is far from over. More...
Carl Icahn: US Economy May Bust, But Not Like 2008
Activist investor Carl Icahn said that the greater volatility in the markets can’t be denied. He warned that there “may be a bust, ” but “it isn’t as bad as it was in 2008.” More...
Peter Schiff Sees Dark Days Ahead for US Economy
Noted Investor Peter Schiff sees dark times ahead for the U.S. economy, given policies which he sees are like “putting gasoline on a fire.” according to Epoch Times. He thinks the U.S. is in More...
Berkeley Economics and Political Science Prof. Barry Eichengreen: The Evolution of Devolution
– The Scots have spoken. A solid majority voted against independence in their historic referendum last month. But the debate left no question that an even larger majority favors the further devolution More...
Rutgers Study: Recession Made Americans Unhappy, Worried, Pessimistic
The protracted and uneven recovery from the Great Recession has led most Americans to conclude that the U.S. economy has undergone a permanent change for the worse, according to a new national study at Rutgers. More...
Sam Boymelgreen Kestrel Almost Ready, He’s Asking $90 Million
Sam Boymelgreen, the son of famous Israeli real estate developer Shaya Boymelgreen, has a new luxury rental Brooklyn development near completion. It’s been named The Kestrel, after a bird of More...