NEW YORK — The dollar dropped Friday after the government said the trade deficit widened in September, while the 16-nation eurozone officially e...
Nathan Lewis | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business
Some people are saying that the dollar's days are numbered. Maybe so. Let's look at the dollar's long history, and see how we got to where we are today.
Nathan Lewis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
If you look more closely at gold, you discover that there is hardly any compelling investment thesis at all. In fact, it appears that gold is among the most useless things on the planet.
Georges Ugeux | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business
By not including the dollar in its international strategy and leadership, the U.S. misses out on an important way to create solidarity and loyalty among trade partners, and fair treatment for creditors.
Reyne Haines | Posted 07.10.2009 | Style
There are so many things that factor into what "IT" is worth. In a nutshell, there is no simple answer.
Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business
The precious metal, many gold traders gripe, is not getting the respect it deserves. A surge to new highs is just around the corner.
Michael Pento | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business
In today's artificial and perverse global economy the best short term medicine for the ailing markets would be a weakening U.S. currency
Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business
Are we rallying based on the idea that strings attached help and that heavy regulation will triumph over global recession and a public no better able to pay its bills?
Max Keiser | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business
Starbucks is the first, but not the last example of how a falling dollar will make most items that Americans over consume too expensive for Americans to buy with their crumbling currency.
Jeff Goode | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home
After the results of President George W. Bush's "market force" plan hits it's mark will he also brag about the result of getting people to cut back on food? And, at the end of his reign, Bush's delusional thinking will probably even let him claim victory.
MSNBC | Posted 05.28.2008 | Business
No, that's not a mirage. The economy is faltering, the dollar is getting clobbered by the euro, and traveling to the far reaches of luxury is costlier...
Financial Times | George Soros | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The current financial crisis was precipitated by a bubble in the US housing market. In some ways it resembles other crises that have occurred since th...
Bloomberg | Min Zeng | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The dollar fell for a sixth day against the euro as slowing economic growth and concern that turmoil in Pakistan will intensify made U.S. assets less ...
New York Times | KATE HAMMER, JULIA WERDIGIER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Margaret Dragonette arrived in New York last week -- three nieces, a cousin and loads of empty luggage in tow. By the time Ms. Dragonette, an administ...
Money | Walter Updegrave | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Question: I know I can protect my portfolio against inflation by investing in TIPs and against market volatility by diversifying my investments. But h...
AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that OPEC's members have expressed interest in converting their cash reserves into a currency other ...
New York Times | David Leonhardt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Until yesterday's rally on Wall Street, the news on the business pages has sounded pretty grim lately. Stocks are still down 6 percent from their peak...
BusinessWeek | Ben Steverman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
But in the complex world of currency markets, things are not always as they appear. While a dollar in the dumps might look like a stain on U.S. pride ...
Reuters | Janet McBride and Jane Merriman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gu...
New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The dollar is near record lows against the euro and has weakened considerably against several other major currencies, but officials in Washington are ...
Financial Times | Virginia Marsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The Australian dollar reached its strongest level against the US dollar in nearly a quarter of a century on Monday, some commentators predicting it co...
ABC News | CHARLES HERMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The Canadian dollar has reached parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time since 1976. They are now equal in value. The euro also soared to its hi...
Financial Times | Peter Garnham | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as the currency continued to suffer from the prospect of a cut in US ...
AP | TALI ARBEL | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business