Inquiring minds are listening to President Obama proclaim Health Care Premiums Will Decrease 3000%. Basic Math While prices of goods and services can rise an infinite amount, the most prices fall is 100%, to zero. Of course bids on a piece of property could turn negative if a toxic waste dump was ... Read more

All the Austrian economists (and none of the Keynesian clowns) predicted the following: Unemployment Unchanged by Stimulus Projects A federal spending surge of more than $20 billion for roads and bridges in President Barack Obama's first stimulus has had no effect on local unemployment rates ... Read more

Inquiring minds are interested in projects that Put America To Work. Please consider this Stimulus Checkup courtesy of Senator John McCain and Senator Tom Coburn. Good jobs for millions of Americans. Investments in priorities that create sustainable economic growth for the future. Among the 100 ridi ... Read more

Disgusted minds are watching people sign a petition for the Fed to purposely cause hyperinflation. That shows just how bad our education system is. People graduate from high school, even college, not knowing a thing about interest rates, stocks, bonds, credit cards, Fed policy, or anything else they ... Read more

Corporations have managed to forestall bankruptcy with new waves of refinancing. Please consider Bankruptcy Rise Slows With Thaw In Lending .Corporate failures have slowed, as companies once on the verge of default have found a new life. These companies are now refinancing their balance sheets wit ... Read more

US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) is talking to Bill Moyers about the state of the economy. She claims it's a " Financial Coup D'Etat " It's a lengthy interview, about 20 minutes, but well worth a listen in entirety. The site has a complete transcript for those with limited time. Here is a partial ... Read more

Those interested the steel industry may wish to take a look at SteelGuru. Here are a few links of general interest. US Steel Update October 2 US steel market data update for first 7 months In '000 tonnes Source: AISI statistics Chinese onslaught brings down HR steel prices in EU o ... R ... Read more

Reflation or not, end of recession or not, the global economic fundamentals have not changed one bit thanks to the misguided actions of central bankers. Nassim Taleb, author of the Black Swan says: ‘We still have the same disease' Here are some clips from a Globe and Mail interview including ... Read more