Markets
Japan Not Home-Free Despite Strong GDP
In these pages, I recently discussed the amazing returns in the benchmark Nikkei 225 index in Japan and how the country is following America’s example, ……Read More
Business
Markets
First-Quarter Demand for Gold Jumps 19% in China, 27% in India
This doesn’t make it easy to understand for investors who bought gold stocks and have now seen them go down in price… But while the ……Read More
Economy
The Bakken and its Impact on the Local Economy
Over the past twelve to eighteen months, we've seen increasing resistance by various groups throughout the United States and Canada to hydraulic fracturing. One of ……Read More
Economy
Changing Homeownership Rates in America
The latest housing data release from the U.S. Census Bureau contains some interesting data on the housing and residential rental market in the United States. ……Read More
Economy
Where Canadian Tax Dollars Are Spent – Public Opinion Research
I have noticed that when politicians are confronted with bad polling numbers that they always use the "I don't believe in polls" or "We don't ……Read More
Economy
CEO Compensation A Pay Ratio Travesty
With Main Street America struggling to regain employment prospects lost during the Great Recession, it is intriguing to see how those who live in the ……Read More