Economy
Explaining the Current Low Economic Growth Scenario
Since the end of the Great Recession, American economic growth rates have been quite modest, particularly when compared to historical levels as shown on this chart: ……Read More
Business
Markets
Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Supply
As most of us are aware, Monsanto is a major supplier of the world's food through its corn, cotton, canola and soybean seed (germplasm) business. The company ……Read More
Economy
Are US Drillers Actually Making A Comeback?
Is US shale about to make a comeback? Oil prices have rebounded strongly since March. The benchmark WTI prices soared by more than 36 percent ……Read More
Economy
The Federal Reserve and the Monetary Policy Corner
I want to open this posting with a definition. The Federal Funds Rate (more commonly known as the Fed Funds Rate) is: "…the interest ……Read More
Economy
The Problem of Excess Reserves
An interesting article by Walker Todd at the American Institute for Economic Research entitled "The Problem of Excess Reserves, Then Now" looks at excess banking ……Read More
Markets
David V. Goliath: Small-Cap Tech To Save Giant Coal
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new mercury pollution regulations that took effect last month opened the flood gates for a new multi-billion-dollar energy industry that ……Read More