Economic Data

Economist Andrew Smithers: S&P 500 Overvalued By 40%, Could Plunge

BloggingStocks | Tom Johansmeyer | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business


Economist and president of a research firm that bears his name, Andrew Smithers (not related to the Smithers of Mr. Burns fame) is saying our on-fire ...

Simon Johnson on the Evidence for Overmighty Finance

Robert Teitelman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Robert Teitelman

For all its influence, economics doesn't really have much to say about something as fundamental (and yes, complex) as the relationship between the size of the financial sector and growth in the real economy.

Stocks end quiet session mixed ahead of election

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 12.04.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wall Street ended the calmest session in recent memory with a narrowly mixed performance Monday as investors largely looked past a we...