The U.S. and China finally have something to show for 18 months of tit-for-tat tariffs, abrupt escalations, and...
Andrew Moran
Economics Editor
Is the US Stock Market Overvalued?
The U.S. stock market has been all about making history, as of late, and half the country is raking in the dough...
Dual Interest Rates: The European Central Bank’s Last Hail Mary?
Has the European Central Bank (ECB) reached its limit? It seems like the Frankfurt-based institution has fired...
Swamponomics: Is a Market Bubble Forming in Plant-Based Industry?
A Plant-Based Bubble What a busy week in the world of plant-based food. Cashing in on the latest craze, Kroger...
Investing in 2020 – Easier than Ever
The U.S. stock market is providing incredible returns to just about every type of investor, from the gold bug to...
Direct from the Swamp: Political Brats Raking in the Cash
The son of Irish immigrants, Patrick Joseph Kennedy was elected to the Massachusetts state legislature in 1884....
Sweden Goes from NIRP to ZIRP After Subzero Experiment
In 2015, Sweden’s central bank – the Riksbank – announced that it would introduce subzero interest rates to...
California’s AB5 Already Crushing Freelancers
In 1971, author Isaac Asimov wrote an extraordinary novel, The Gods Themselves, about a machine that generates...
Are Conservatives Sacrificing Long-Term Survival for Short-Term Gains?
We ended a raucous decade with a bang, and now, according to one White House...