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China seems so far away, practically the other side of the world. As to the impact it has on our economy, it might be as near as Canada. In fact, …

North Korea is a little country with “little man” syndrome. Little man syndrome is someone short in stature who compensates by being overly aggressive and that describes North Korea quite …

As the old joke goes: Economists accurately predicted nine of the last five recessions. In other words, it’s always easier to see the downside in the market. Traditionally, it’s wise to …

The plunging price of oil since June 2014 has led to a corresponding drop in the cost of gas, to the delight of most individual consumers. Per the conventional wisdom, …

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. …

Sometimes there’s no way to put a happy spin on the economic news and this is one of those times. The Royal Bank of Scotland issued this simple assessment of …

Most older Americans can remember the days when the dollar was king. You could go anywhere in the world and dollars would be eagerly accepted. Goods and services could be …

There are a lot of factors that feed into wealth and poverty. There’s an unfortunate tendency to look upon poor people and think that they are poor because they’re lazy …

The stock market, for years a friend to anyone with money in the market, has now turned. Flat is the new up and down is the new normal. On the …

Normally stocks zoom and the bond market waffles when the Fed puts off an interest rate hike, but today we see why investment advice always contains the phrase “past results …