Economy
Adding Insult to Injury for North America’s Oil Industry
While the markets focus on oil prices, oil producers in North America are suffering from low prices in another of their commodities, natural gas. ……Read More
Business
Economy
Bracing Ourselves for Negative Interest Rates
Way back in August 2012, I first posted an article on negative interest rates. At that time, the European Central Bank was discussing the possibility ……Read More
Markets
What is Earnings Growth Telling Us About the Health of the U.S. Economy?
While third quarter preliminary GDP numbers look fair at best, showing growth at 2.1 percent, some key statistics show that the economy may be showing ……Read More
Economy
Corporate Junk Preparing for the Inevitable
There is one issue that the Federal Reserve's protracted period of near-zero interest rates have created that doesn't receive a great deal of coverage in ……Read More
Economy
Inflation Individual Experiences May Vary
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly Consumer Price Index, it generally seems that the headline inflation rate really doesn't reflect our own ……Read More
Economy
Strippers Suffering From Low Oil Prices
With Prices Below $50, what is a stripper to do? With OPEC breaking down and any kind of coordination among its members on price cuts ……Read More