Recent Articles in Using the News
Jul 20, 2010
Is changing Fed stance an early warning for double-dip recession and deflation?
May 25, 2010
Sifting through the gloomy headlines, predictions and feelings
May 17, 2010
The U.S. deficit looks pretty ugly right now. What if it doesn't improve soon? (FREE)
May 10, 2010
How much trouble is there for the U.S. dollar and how should you invest because of it?
May 9, 2010
Update: What's likely to happen next in the sovereign debt crisis?
May 9, 2010
The Dow's 1000-point plunge and heading down the path of Greece and other debt burdened countries
Apr 7, 2010
What changes affect you, your investments and taxes and your employer
Mar 30, 2010
Has the predicted rise in interest rates begun?
Mar 29, 2010
What will be the stock market impact of lowered reported profits?
Mar 24, 2010
Implications for the real unemployment rate and future economic growth
Feb 23, 2010
So said the National Association for Business Economics...have they been right in the past?
Jan 3, 2010
Some media and many market timing advocates say yes but they fail to understand a simple stock market investment concept
Dec 23, 2009
Polls and surveys have a constructive use when it comes to investing
Dec 17, 2009
What holiday shopping figures in London and the U.K. tell us about the health of the economy
Nov 25, 2009
The U.S. dollar is falling and government debt ballooning
Nov 12, 2009
What it foretells about the economy, stock market and government spending
Nov 6, 2009
What the growing deficit says about your best investments in the years ahead
Oct 28, 2009
When will the lack of hiring hamper the economic and stock market recovery?
Oct 1, 2009
Those fretting about potential slow U.S. growth should look overseas
Sep 30, 2009
Many team owners raised ticket prices during recession to help pay for new stadiums
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?