Gold's a Great Investment Because There's a War Coming
The people who are telling you to buy gold because of impending hyper-inflation don't know what they're talking about, says "cycles" analyst Charles Nenner.
Andrew Ross Sorkin: Banks Look Stable But "There's Got to Be Another Leg Do...
JPMorgan, Goldman and Morgan Stanley recently reported whopping quarterly profits, perhaps signaling a record year for U.S. financial institutions -- only one year after the government offered $700 bi... more
Good News for Bulls! There's Plenty to Worry About
Still, a few cracks in the rally's armor have emerged in recent days, in addition to long-term concerns about America's deficits and general societal decay...
Massive Govt. Spending Prevented a Depression, But "There Is No Free Lunch,...
New polling shows the American public still supports President Obama overall, but is less enamored with his handling of the economy, particularly when it comes to deficits.
Is There Any Growth Left in Information Technology?
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla may have the largest cleantech portfolio in Silicon Valley, but he made his fame and fortune as an IT guy. So does the about-face mean IT growth is officially dead?... more
Ballmer Aside, There's a "Buzz of Optimism" Among Tech Leaders at AllThings...
CARLSBAD, CALIF. -- "This recession is different" because of the deleveraging of the private sector, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the AllThings D conference Thursday. "It's naive" to think the ... more
Alternative Energy Is a Giant Capital Pit, Kedrosky Says: "There's No There...
Alternative energy is one of the key pillars of Barack Obama's budget "blueprint", formally unveiled today.
Of Course Banks Aren't Lending...And There's Nothing Wrong With That
The government's goal since the beginning of this crisis has been to get banks lending again. According to the Wall Street Journal, however, lending by the country's biggest banks has fallen signific... more
Mortgage Fraud Epidemic: How the FBI Blew It and Why There's No 'Perp Walks...
In the wake of the bursting of the housing bubble, you'd think there'd be a significant number of investigations into criminal wrongdoing and accounting fraud, similar to what occurred after the S&L c... more
There's Joy in Bank-Ville (Again): Bank CEOs Declare Good Times Rolling (Ag...
Stocks were marginally higher early Friday, as the market tries to extend its three-day winning streak. The recent gains have been spurred, in large part, by renewed hopes the banking crisis has (fina... more












