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Japan Breaks Out of U.S. Orbit

Diane Francis | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Gdp, Japanese Elections, Obama, U.S., Japanese Economy, Asia, Japan, China, Yukio Hatoyama, Djp, Liberal Democratic Party, World News
Diane Francis

The transfer of power in Japan marks a desire on the part of many Japanese voters to move toward Asia and out from under the West's sphere of influence.

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Technology Rx for Health Care Reform

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Ipod, Consumer-Electronics-Association, President Obama, Motorola, Intel, Gary Shapiro, Congress, Innovation, Best Buy, Competition, Apple, Living Wills, Hdtv, Texas Instruments, Free Market, Cea, Gdp, Technology, Health Care, Hp, Healthcare, Business News
Gary Shapiro

The consumer electronics industry is defined by rapid innovation and falling prices. Advocates on every side should consider these market-based lessons, as they are relevant to the current health care debate.

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The "Fits and Starts" Recovery

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Economic Recovery, Gdp, Economic Growth, Financial Bailout, Recession, Business News
Hale

At the beginning of the year GDP was dropping and we were bleeding jobs at 600,000/month. Given that, we're not going to rebound to a 3% growth rate in a few months; it's just not going to happen.

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Nouriel Roubini: How We Can Escape The Spend-And-Borrow Economy

forbes.com | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Deficit, Nouriel Roubini, Gdp, Spend-and-Borrow-Economy, Business News

In the last few months the world economy has been saved from a near-depression. That feat has been achieved by a range of extraordinary government sti...

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GDP Declines 1 Percent In 2Q, Better Than Expected

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Numbers, White House, Benefit Claims, Unemployment Rate, First-Time Jobless, Economy, Labor Department, Economic Crisis, Commerce Department, Recession, Gross Domestic Product, Unemployment Numbers, Economists, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Wall Street, Christina Romer, Jobs Report, Gdp, Business News

WASHINGTON — Further evidence the recession is ending came in a report Thursday confirming that the economy shrank at an annual rate of just 1 p...

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What the Hell Is a Jobless "Recovery?"

Daniel Denvir | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Recovery, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Gdp, Jobless Recovery, Town Hall Meetings, Barack Obama, Politics News
Daniel Denvir

The government, media and establishment economists are measuring recovery by the GDP and stock prices, the same measures used to qualify our previous bubbles as reflecting real economic well-being.

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Why Republicans Should Back Health Care Cost Remedies

Stephen Herrington | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Congress, Gdp, Social Security, Federal Budget Deficit, Conservatives, Budget, Gop, Marxism, Medicare, Health Care, Fiscal Responsibility, Veterans, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

Socialization of risk, a risk pool, is the very business model of private insurance for profit -- and government is simply the largest risk pool of all.

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More Signs of an Economic Bottom Emerge

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Gdp, Unemployment, Economic Recession, Recession, Business News
Hale

We're not talking about one country; we're seeing data emerge from a variety of countries on a variety of continents that growth is returning. We have strong reason to believe the worst is over.

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Warren Buffett's NYT Op-Ed: Federal Debt Poses A Serious Risk To Economy

nytimes.com | WARREN E. BUFFETT | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Gdp, Federal Deficit, Greenback Emissions, Buffett NYT Op-Ed, Warren Buffett, The Greenback Effect, Business News

IN nature, every action has consequences, a phenomenon called the butterfly effect. These consequences, moreover, are not necessarily proportional. Fo...

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Not Your Father's Recovery: Signs Point To Weak Economic Rebound

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Jobless Rate, Gdp, Wall Street, Finance, Economy, Banks, Federal Reserve, Economic Recovery, Financial System, Job Growth, Business News

Washington Post: The wounded U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. But many economists, who were caught off guard by the bruta...

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The Passing of the Kennedys and Healthcare Reform

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Baby Boomers, Death Panels, Palin, National Health Reform, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Generation X, Gdp, Single Payer, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ted Kennedy, Generation Y, Health Care, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

With the de facto passing of the Kennedy's in politics, we have truly reached the end of an era. What comes next, it seems, is an age in which the operative question has changed. It is now: what can America do for me?

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The Recession Is Over -- and It Isn't

Zachary Karabell | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, U.S. Economy, Gdp, Retail Sales, Recession, Productivity, Business News
Zachary Karabell

With Wall Street -- and the Federal Reserve -- in a rush to declare the recession over, economic data indicates that the simple binary recession/no recession framework obscures more than it reveals.

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Germany, France Unexpectedly Return To Growth, Signaling End Of Europe's Recession

Bloomberg.com | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Euro-Region Economy, Europe Recession, European Recession, Gdp, Gross Domestic Product Europe, France, Germany, Europe Recession Over, European Union, Europe, Business News

The euro-region economy barely contracted in the second quarter as Germany and France unexpectedly returned to growth, suggesting Europe's worst reces...

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Outfox the Experts and Win $1,000

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Turnoaround, Gdp, Nouriel Roubini, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, Alan Greenspan, Recession, Renee Fellman, Business News
Dan Dorfman

To win, answer two questions: In which quarter will the GDP increase by 2% or more from the prior quarter? In which month will the unemployment rate be the same or exceed the same month of the prior year?

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Hey Americans, You Want Economic Recovery? Spend Some Money, Dammit!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gdp, President Obama, Economy, Recession, George W. Bush, Unemployment, Job Growth, US Recession, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

What we need is a more forceful President Obama encouraging consumers to loosen the purse-strings a bit.

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More Signs of an Economic Bottom

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy Rebounding, Federal Reserve, Gdp-Growth, Gdp, Consumer Spending, Economy Stabalizing, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Hale

I'm on record as saying we'll start seeing growth somewhere between the 4th quarter of this year and the second quarter of next year.

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Can Good Economic Numbers Be Bad News?

Reuters | Christopher Swann | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Christopher Swann, Gdp, Economy, Econmic Numbers, Recession, Business News

But good economic news can be dangerous, as the Great Depression showed. As growth bounced back after 1933, complacency set in, leading to premature d...

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US economy appears poised to start growing again

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: GDP Recession, Recession 2Q, Financial Crisis, Gdp, Economy, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — At long last, the worst recession since World War II appears on the verge of ending. The economy dipped only slightly in the secon...

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It Was a Good Week in Economic News

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Gdp, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Business News
Hale

Like last week, this week we learned more about the underlying structure of the US economy. More and more little pieces are coming together indicating the worst is probably over.

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Smoking the Green Shoots

Robert Kuttner | Posted 08.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Downdrafts, Goldman Sachs, Green Shoots, Gdp, Recovery Bonds, Recession, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Robert Kuttner

The fevered activity at Goldman is a sign of lingering economic illness, not economic health. With purchasing power still declining and unemployment still rising, where will the recovery come from?

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More Signs of an Economic Bottom Emerge

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Gdp, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Hale

The economic news this week added further evidence to the story that the economy is bottoming. While we are not out of the woods yet (by a long shot) the worst is behind us.

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Obama Should Provide Financial Options to CIT Customers

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: 27 Million, Abuse, Bankruptcy, Election Day, Lloyd Chapman, Obama, Loopholes, Fraud, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, A Lack of Oversight, Gdp, Al Gore, American Small Business League, Cit, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama should take a closer look at his administration's policies involving CIT and the over 40 million voters that could be impacted by those decisions. 2012 will be here before you know it.

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Will Trade Lead Us Out of Recession?

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Gdp, Trade, Business News
Hale

Trade is only 13% of GDP so it can't be the primary driver of growth (at least not yet). But suppose it grew just enough to pick up the slack from the drop in consumer spending that is coming.

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World Economy: 11 Places Worse Off Than The U.S.

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: India, Economic Crisis, Economy, Middle East, Imf, Gdp, China, US Economy, Recession, World Economy, Business News

When times are tough, one thing that tends to raise the spirits is knowing that somebody else has it worse. And as wretched as the U.S. economy seems,...

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The Economic Free Fall Is Over

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Gdp, Unemployment, Economic Crisis, Business News
Hale

Gloom and doom is the way of blogs lately. Nothing is good; everything is bad. Unfortunately, lost in this translation is a set of monthly trends that shows the worst is over.

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