Recent Articles in Using the News
Sep 24, 2009
Could the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars soon wind down and how might this affect investors?
Sep 11, 2009
Press and pundits predict weak consumer spending ahead as consumers pay down debt
Sep 10, 2009
Examining the unemployed and who is spending sheds light on the impact of higher unemployment on consumer spending
Aug 24, 2009
Many folks who sold investments in late 2008 and early 2009 declared they'd wait until the economy improved to invest again...
Aug 19, 2009
New 401(k) data sheds light on investor's behavior and what may occur in the future
Aug 14, 2009
The future growth of the economy, corporate profits and stock prices all depend on future consumer spending so it's mighty important
Jul 21, 2009
Long time enemies Paul Krugman and Bill O'Reilly finally agree on something: Goldman Sachs' is bad for America
Jul 16, 2009
An analysis of the S&P 500 sales and taxes paid shows an (encouraging and discouraging) first
Jul 1, 2009
Does the change in job losses mean that the recession isn't going to end soon?
May 15, 2009
President Obama now officially expresses concern, too about the deficit and the importance of economic growth...
Apr 28, 2009
How bad are the new GDP numbers and is the recession worse than prior ones?
Apr 24, 2009
Understanding how economic reports are digested in the financial markets
Apr 22, 2009
So why are stock prices rising? What do more recent profit reports and dividend announcements suggest for the stock market's future?
Mar 12, 2009
How to avoid paying an effective 4,140% interest rate
Mar 10, 2009
An Obama administration proposal would force tens of millions of Americans to save and invest for their retirements...
Mar 4, 2009
How big a problem is the federal debt currently outstanding and likely to be outstanding in the near future? What can you do to protect yourself?
Jan 26, 2009
Citing a Wall Street Journal analysis, Yahoo Finance columnists ask if we should just nationalize banks getting government money...
Jan 14, 2009
AP says that retail sales plummet...plunge far more than expected...a record decline, consumers are battered, there's a severe credit crisis and soaring job losses...really?
Sep 22, 2008
Misperceptions of Toxic Assets Relief Program (TARP)
