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Fed Chair Expected to Tow Stimulus Line into March

Even though U.S. stock-index futures continued to top all-time highs, incoming Federal Reserve Chairman, Janet Yellen, thinks the...

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England is Two Years Ahead of Plan for Recovery

The Bank of England has gone on record forecasting that an unemployment rate of 7 percent is feasible...

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Divergence is Another Word for Opportunity

When I look at the strong gains in the domestic equity market over the past year, I tend...

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My Meeting with Top Government Economic Officials

A couple of weeks ago, I announced the good news that the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic...

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Did Janet Yellen Really Warn Us about the Housing Bubble?

The media recently has lauded Janet Yellen, Obama’s choice to become the next Fed chairman, for her prescient...

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How Do You Assess the Economy amid the Shutdown?

Investors rely on a ton of data to make decisions. I know I do and it has become...

Minimum Wage Minimizes Job Growth

Job growth has been the bleakest aspect of the seemingly never-ending Great Recession. It is not even keeping...

How to Protect Yourself from a Stock Market Crash

"Look out! A 1987-Style Crash is Coming." -- Marc Faber Last month, Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom,...

Small Business is the Lifeblood of New Jobs, TD Bank Executive Says

Joining me on PowerTalk this week to talk about the economy, the outlook for small business and job...

Losing Its Momentum

Stocks managed to push higher last week, as many traders now suspect that the Federal Reserve will either...