Is The Government Misrepresenting Unemployment By 32%

Shiller: Sell Shares in the U.S., Not Just Its Debt

IMF: Riskiest Mortgage Lenders Biggest Lobbyists

Case: Housing Prices Poised to Fall 15 Percent

Milton Friedman on School Choice

One Billion Dollars is . . .

Morning Bell: Happy Tax Year!

Dow Ends Year Up Nearly 19%

20 million-plus collect unemployment checks in ’09

Taxpayers to Lose $400 Billion on FANNIE, FREDDIE

Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags

Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital Instead of paying people who are unemployed, the White House is paying criminals to do the work. Welcome to social justice…

Last Year for Estate Tax Break; Cheaper to Die in 2010

Oil up near $80

Saudi, Norway gov’ts give millions to Bill Clinton

Mayo Clinic Drops Medicare Patients in Arizona as Obama Model Bemoans Cost

Labor Secretary to Crack Down on Business Violations

Russia Doubles Cost of Vodka to Combat Alcoholism

U.K. Drinking Culture Costs Health Care $4B a Year Gearing up for prohibition again…

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Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank

A turbulent year in the currency markets is coming.

Banks Risk Storms in Safe Havens

California gears up to charge “Use Tax” on items purchased out of state

Stocks Edge Higher as Jobless Claims Fall

Fannie, Freddie Proving Too Big to Shrink

North Korea Bans Foreign Currencies in Market Clampdown

$36 Charge for Not Using Your Credit Card

Goldman Sachs Denies Betting Against Clients on CDOs

US Studies Banks’ Handling of Toxic Assets

Pension Fund Sues Morgan Stanley Claiming Bank Knew Investments Were Bad

Move Your Money.

Government moves closer on fresh aid to GMAC

Economists React: Prices Have Further to Fall

State, Local Tax Revenues Decline 7%

Government Gives GMAC $3.8 Billion in New Aid, Boosts Stake

Chinese Firm Says it Won’t Pay Goldman on Derivatives Losses

Banks Bundled Bad Debt, Bet Against It, and Won

World Stock Market Rally Seizes Up

Consumer Confidence Up, House Prices Stall

The Day The Dollar Died (Part 10): The Dented Crown and Worthless Pound

Gold Rush Grips China as People on Buying Spree

Zero Corner, Debt Costs and Isolation

29 Foreigners Send a Message: Your Debt Instruments Suck!