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Santa Clause gestures on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on December 5, 2019 in New York.

Can We Expect a Santa Rally, or Will a Grinch Steal Our GDP?

Ride the current bull, but don’t believe that downturns are impossible with Christmas shopping at a high pace.
By John A. Tures
Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin ‘Officially’ Predicts a Financial Crisis By 2021

But the 24-year-old programming prodigy isn't necessarily an expert in global economy.
By Sissi Cao

Fed Economist Explains Why Today’s Ultra-Low Unemployment Rate Is Misleading

"One million additional prime-age Americans would be available to work if the U.S. labor market recovered to its pre-recession strength.”
By Sissi Cao
New York City's job growth outpaced both New York state and the United States.

NYC Sees Record Job Growth Since End of Great Recession

By Madina Toure
British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump.

No, the Great Recession Didn’t Cause Global Populist Wave

By John A. Tures
Hurricane Harvey and Irma only cause small damage to the insurance company's Q3 results.

Haunted by Hurricanes, 2008 Crisis, Old Republic Q3 Profit Slumps

By Sissi Cao
Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, who only managed sluggish economic growth.

Economic Growth Is Not a Mystery, Yet It Eludes Democrats

By Peter Ferrara
We’re approaching a period of stagflation and decreased GDP, which is largely thanks to restrictive regulations.

The Economy Needs Fewer, Better Fintech Regulations

By Dusty Wunderlich
A stock broker looks at her screen in September 2008, the day before after US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection.

Why Dodd-Frank—or Its Repeal—Won’t Save Us From the Next Crippling Wall Street Crash

By Jena Martin and Karen Kunz
Time to stock up?

How to Get Ready for the Economic Recession Coming in 2017

By Jay L. Zagorsky
Richard Nixon took his power too far, but according to a new book power is not a bad thing on principle.

The Idea the GOP Won’t Survive Donald Trump Doesn’t Hold Up to History

By Will Bredderman
Hillary Clinton speaks at a Clinton Foundation event.

Bombshell: Clinton Foundation Donor’s Flight From Justice Aided by Hillary Allies

By Ken Silverstein

U.S Attorney Preet Bharara Assesses Eric Holder’s Failure to Prosecute Wall Street

By Will Bredderman

Millionaires Collect Unemployment Benefits

By Mike Taylor

The Recession Ended In June 2009, In Case You Didn’t Notice

By Mike Taylor

Dow Diary: Maybe Those Euro Banks Aren’t So Bad

By The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Ex-AIG CEO Marty ‘What’s a Derivative?’ Sullivan Finds a New Job

By Mike Taylor

Dow Diary: Dang European Banks Killed My Buzz

By The Dow Jones Industrial Average

CNBC: Fiscal Discipline Takes All the Fun Out of Football

By Mike Taylor

Jamie Dimon Chops Asking Price on His Chicago Mansion

By Mike Taylor

No More Champagne Room for Wall Street's New Recruits

By Mike Taylor

Happy Labor Day to America's 14.9 Million Unemployed

By Mike Taylor

Congratulations, New Yorkers! Your Recession Is Not So Bad

By Mike Taylor

These Guys Call the End of the Recession

By Dana Rubinstein
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