Recent Articles in Using the News

Retail Investors Got Clobbered in the 2008 Stock Market Decline and Sold Stock, Right?
Aug 19, 2009

New 401(k) data sheds light on investor's behavior and what may occur in the future 

Just How Resilient is Consumer Spending?
Aug 14, 2009

The future growth of the economy, corporate profits and stock prices all depend on future consumer spending so it's mighty important

Wall Street Journal Writer Says Stocks for the Long Run Author Jeremy Siegel Used Flawed Data to Demonstrate Superiority of Stocks
Aug 5, 2009

But, as Paul Harvey would say, here's the rest of the story

Goldman Sachs' Haters Unite!
Jul 21, 2009

Long time enemies Paul Krugman and Bill O'Reilly finally agree on something: Goldman Sachs' is bad for America

Is Housing No Longer a Good Investment?
Jul 21, 2009

Was it Ever a Good Investment? How Long Until Home Prices Recover?

 

The Engine Driving the Growth of U.S. Companies
Jul 16, 2009

An analysis of the S&P 500 sales and taxes paid shows an (encouraging and discouraging) first

June Employment Data Show Job Losses Reaccelerating and Stocks Sell-Off
Jul 1, 2009

Does the change in job losses mean that the recession isn't going to end soon?

The Lessons of Michael Jackson's Life and Untimely Death
Jun 26, 2009

The intertwining of money with career, personal health and relationships

How Significant a Problem is Credit Card Debt in America?
Jun 23, 2009

A new 20-year analysis provides insight that has implications for a possible economic recovery

President Obama Lays Out Proposed Income Tax Changes
May 21, 2009

Now we have more specifics on what is likely to change and what you might do about it

Federal Deficit (& Economic Growth) Worriers Take Heart
May 15, 2009

President Obama now officially expresses concern, too about the deficit and the importance of economic growth...

Could the United States Become the Next Japan?
May 12, 2009

Japanese stocks dropped more than 80% over the past two decades...could U.S. stocks be headed for the same dismal future?

Laid Off Workers Eligible for Subsidy to Help Pay Health Insurance Premiums
Apr 30, 2009

Benefit is Tax-Free to Most Recipients

First Quarter GDP Numbers Show Another Down Quarter
Apr 28, 2009

How bad are the new GDP numbers and is the recession worse than prior ones?

Durable Goods Ordered Down Again, Yet Stocks Move Higher
Apr 24, 2009

Understanding how economic reports are digested in the financial markets

Corporate Profits Plunged 85 Percent in '08 and Consumers Have a “New Frugality”
Apr 22, 2009

So why are stock prices rising? What do more recent profit reports and dividend announcements suggest for the stock market's future?

American Voters Register Their Opinions on the Media's Economic Coverage
Apr 9, 2009

A new Rasmussen Reports poll clearly shows what we think of the media's economic coverage and it's none too flattering...

Reuters: One if 8 U.S. Homeowners Late Paying or In Foreclosure
Mar 18, 2009

What's really causing foreclosures and what implications does this have for the economy's future?

Forced Savings = Stock Market Boom?
Mar 10, 2009

An Obama administration proposal would force tens of millions of Americans to save and invest for their retirements...

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck Warn of Possible U.S. Bankruptcy
Mar 4, 2009

How big a problem is the federal debt currently outstanding and likely to be outstanding in the near future? What can you do to protect yourself?

Home Affordability Hits New Record
Mar 2, 2009

Home affordability is the best it's been since data collection began in 1970.

New Home Building Plunges
Feb 27, 2009

Headlines are screaming more big negative numbers from the housing sector. Just how bad is new home building compared with prior recessions?

A Scary Looking Housing Graph
Feb 24, 2009

And what it means for future housing prices

Are Big Banks Hoarding TARP Funds?
Jan 26, 2009

Citing a Wall Street Journal analysis, Yahoo Finance columnists ask if we should just nationalize banks getting government money...

How Economic Hyperbole Gets into the Mass Media
Jan 24, 2009

An inside look at how the media is pitched negatively hyped and inaccurate "economic news."

LandAmerica Bankruptcy Wake Up Call for Real Estate Investors
Jan 23, 2009

Real estate investors doing tax-free exchanges between properties should know about hidden dangers with having their money at a real estate exchange company.

Horrible News: Retail Sales Plummet
Jan 14, 2009

AP says that retail sales plummet...plunge far more than expected...a record decline, consumers are battered, there's a severe credit crisis and soaring job losses...really?

Beware Websites Promoting Foreclosures
Jan 4, 2009

RealtyTrac is the source the media use for foreclosure statistics. Before believing any more of their foreclosure numbers, first understand their primary business and agenda.

The Dumb Things People Do When Worried About The Safety of Their Money
Jan 3, 2009

Just when I thought I've heard about all the possible silly things people do with their money when stressed about risk comes this amazing story...

A Media Led Depression?
Nov 14, 2008

Reuters highlighting CEOs Predicting Depression or Worse! Fox Business reporter says downturn to be worse than most people expect.

Stocks Bad Investment for Decades?
Oct 20, 2008

On the O'Reilly Factor television program, business reporter Terry Keenan said that in the Great Depression, stocks took 27 years to regain former highs. Could this happen again?

Someone You Know Probably a Shopaholic
Oct 2, 2008

Groundbreaking research has found that nearly one in ten Americans have a compulsive shopping problem. A simple six-question quiz can help you diagnose the problem.

Are Money Funds Safe?
Sep 24, 2008

For only the second time in its 35+ year history, a money market fund has "broken the buck." Are money funds safe and should you invest in or are you better off keeping spare cash in your local bank?

Is the Government Bailout Really Going to Cost Taxpayers $700 billion?
Sep 22, 2008

Misperceptions of Toxic Assets Relief Program (TARP)

Are Democrats or Republicans Better for Stocks, Economy?
Sep 12, 2008

Many studies purport to analyze whether stocks and the economy do better under Democratic or Republican administrations. What's the truth?