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The about-face of the White House, coming without warning, has reduced the likelihood of war with Iran. This is very good news.... keep reading

He offers an explanation for economic growth. It's wrong. But it's common.... keep reading

Not only is the subprime crisis not cintained, it is spreading innternationally. Here is a huge dominon... keep reading

This ought to clear up the issue for you. The general public won't catch on until it's visibly too late for them. But not for Buffett . . . or you, if you took my advice.... keep reading

If the banks and the U.S. government offer fixed-rate, low-interest loans to ARM home owners, how can we investment house buyers make much money? I'll tell you what the press is missing.... keep reading

The FED's tight money policy under Bernanke is having its effect: the collapse of unwise carry-trade loans. This hit was huge. There is no end in sight.... keep reading

Dec. 3, 2007 I stumbled into this one. I was searching Google for a used car. I typed in "Dodge Grand Caravan" and "2004." Up came a page. At the top of the p... keep reading

The suckers -- local governments -- did not understand the risk. The ones who did pulled out. The majority are now locked in. There is a lesson here. Let me spell it out.... keep reading

Gold is down from $830 to $784. That is a substantial fall. What should we make of this?... keep reading

This is not just about mortgages. This is about the solvency of the institutions that lent the money to subprime borrowers.... keep reading

The Foundation for Economic Education was the original libertarian think-tank. I used to be a senior staff member at FEE. Later, I was on the Board of Trustees. That's why I wrote this letter.... keep reading

The stock market on Friday shot up like a rocket when word got out that banks, mortgage lenders, and the government will rewrite the subprime, ARM contracts. Then the euphoria disappeared within hours.... keep reading

The Economist is the best written magazine in English. Its articles are not gloom and doomy. So, when a cover story like this one appears, the editorial staff is worried. This is a "Remain calm . . . please!" editorial.... keep reading

There is an attitude toward money that is common. People who have never accumulated a lot of money aren't aware of this.... keep reading

The short-run optimism of stock fund managers is astounding. What we have seen this week is evidence.... keep reading

The fear of broken bucks has spread. When investors find out that a money market fund may "break the buck," they run. This causes the fund to break the buck.... keep reading