The failure to see the largest asset bubble in the history of the world, coupled with the failure to prescribe an effective remedy to deal with the damage, should be sufficient to earn the economics profession the contempt of right-thinking people everywhere.

WASHINGTON -- Increased hiring, lower unemployment, stock market on the rise. Who gets the credit? It's a hotly debated point in Washington, where po...

WASHINGTON -- Most business economists opposed the automatic spending cuts that took effect Friday night amid the gridlock between President Obama and...

The Motley Fool In no particular order... 1. As of January 2013, there are 16 people left in the world who were born in the 1800s, according to...

As the Annual Meeting for the World Economic Forum in Davos reaches full speed, I have tried to tackle the philosophical question of what would happen if you interviewed an economist and nobody heard his answers? Did the interview take place? Does it matter?

The U.S. economy may have avoided falling off the fiscal cliff into a new recession, but it is still going to tumble down a rocky fiscal escarpment --...

Relying on this advice has very negative consequences. It distracts you from determining your capacity for risk, diversifying your portfolio, low fees and taxes.

Twitter can be a wonderful place to unearth economic news and analysis. The only problem is knowing who to follow. But fear no longer, because we have...

Surprise! The Federal Reserve did something pretty much no one thought they would do: they announced dramatic additions to monetary accommodation less than two months before the elections.

Like most Americans, you're probably thoroughly enjoying the nasty 2012 presidential election. We just can't get enough of the rape gaffes and the bir...

This week's headscratcher from the WSJ op-ed pages came Friday, titled "Who Really Gets Rich off High Gas Prices?" Oil companies and countries that ...

Dear Remaining Members of the Barclays Board, I heard you're having some senior personnel problems.

Paul Krugman is upset by the way governments have handled the economic crisis and he wants other economists to be upset too and then sign something ju...

Just like central banking, economics wants to speak politically, but doesn't necessarily welcome a response. In Krugman, it sometimes comes across as condescension. At the Fed, it can appear more sinister.

Wish you could predict the exact moment when you're going to die? Well, you probably can't. But you might be able to get a hint thanks to the work of ...

Economists don't really like presents. They think they are irrational. No gift giver can know what another person wants most, and any present is just ...

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits suggests hiring is slowing. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly...

* Memo shows agency trying to improve cost-benefit analysis * Courts have overturned SEC rules for poor analysis * Memo ...

What exactly does Larry Summers have to do to stop being offered important jobs? Hold up a liquor store? Kill a guy? That is the question many are as...