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It’s hard to believe today that in the summer of 2014, not even two whole years ago, that the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil sat at $115. …

If you thought the volatility in the first month of 2015 has been wild so far, that was just the warm up act. This week promises to bring even more …

One of the more frustrating aspects to investing is that there are many counter-intuitive forces at work in the economic world. One of those developments that’s hard for people to …

In George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” we are introduced to the concept of two-minute hate, a daily period in which workers must watch a film of the Party’s enemies and express …

There’s been a lot of good economic news lately and 2014 is shaping up with better returns than even the most optimistic forecasts predicted. After the heady days of 2012 …

PERRY J’ACCUSE: Texas Governor and rumored 2016 Presidential candidate Rick Perry was indicted by an Austin grand jury for two felony counts of alleged abuse of power. Republican Perry is …

The economy and personal finance are moving targets and that makes conventional wisdom a rear-facing metric. One topic that goes a long way back in conventional thinking is the concept …

There’s nothing rational about the stock market; if markets were rational the financial entertainment industry would be out of business almost overnight. The fact is markets are wildly irrational because …

Every third person you pass on the street is being hounded by debt collectors. Except in Dallas, where close to half are not answering the phone. That’s the finding of …

 SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Angry accusations flew across social media over the last week, with no middle ground sought by participants in the conversations on which side is …