Current Issues

The Money and Markets team is off today, celebrating the Fourth of July with friends and family.
But we just wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday weekend — and to … [More...]

Every few months, I feel it’s my duty to let you know the latest about what’s going on in housing. There is simply so much off-the-wall blather, bogus data, and downright misinformation out … [More...]

You’ve probably heard about leveraged ETFs: Funds designed to deliver twice or even three times the return of their benchmarks. Just last week, ProShares launched the first triple-leveraged … [More...]

The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the freight rates for dry cargo traveling by ship, hit an all time high of 11,793 on May 5, 2008. Then it plunged to 663 on December 5, a decline of … [More...]

In the Dividend Superstars issue that just went to press, I talked about FICO credit scores — the three-digit numbers that greatly determine how much money we can borrow, what interest … [More...]

My team and I are all set to present SOLVING THE TIMING MYSTERY PART 2 — our blockbuster complimentary online briefing tomorrow at noon Eastern Time. But registration closes in just … [More...]

Tomorrow, my team and I will present Part 2 of Solving the Timing Mystery, in a gala online event at 12 noon Eastern Time (5 PM GMT). This is the big pay-off to the series. So I … [More...]

If you think everything you’ve witnessed in the economy over the last two years is virtually unprecedented, think again. The People’s Bank of China — the central bank for 1.3 billion … [More...]

If you were to travel outside of your home country and encountered a McDonald’s, would you pay more or less for a Big Mac? Well that depends … You would likely notice a difference though … [More...]

In last week’s Money and Markets column, I gave you a broad outline of the Obama administration’s regulatory reform scheme. This week, I want to zero in on one of its weakest … [More...]

I don’t have to tell you that the stock market can go down as well as up. And the huge volatility we’re seeing in the markets isn’t going away anytime soon. Why not just stay safely in cash … [More...]

The Conference Board’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) is an outstanding tool to predict recessions. This index is reported monthly and is made up of economic components … [More...]