Politics

Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.

Dennis Gartman and Dr. Skousen

Obamacare and Gold: Dr. Mark Skousen’s Report from the New Orleans Investment Conference

I just returned from the famous New Orleans Investment Conference, where gold bugs meet every year, and many...

[Janet Yellen]

Yellen’s Nomination Makes U.S. Investors Cautious

Observers think that Yellen will be a “dove” when it comes to quantitative easing, but nobody knows what...

Donald Rumsfeld Offers His Unique Insights

Unlike many of the people in Washington today, I think you’ll find that former Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has...

[Janet Yellen]

Yellen Confirmation Hearing Thursday

Janet Yellen will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m.

Kansas City Public Library wall

Wall Street: The Best Friend of Entrepreneurs and Investors

Yesterday, I gave a lecture at the historic Kansas City Public Library. I defended Wall Street and made...

U.S. Tax Court Courtroom sign

$3.6 Billion Lost to Fraud is IRS’s Improvement from the Year before

For tax year 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued $3.6 billion in potentially fraudulent refunds.

[gold pill]

17 Million Eligible for Health Insurance Subsidy

Up to 17 million Americans will be eligible for tax subsidies to purchase health insurance through the state...

[Gross Domestic Expenditures chart]

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...

CurrencyGate? Global Banks Put Currency Dealers on Leave

As if JPMorgan Chase & Co. investors didn’t have enough to worry about with the $13-plus billion settlement...

Federal Reserve Building

Fed Won’t Fold on Stimulus

The Fed once again should confirm what most investors already know by now, that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying...