The amazing mortgage settlement with the banks appears, at first, to be costing the banks — not much — but at least…

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News Item: Obama delivers his third State of the Union address "Let me be clear" …"Change isn't easy". "Make no mistake". "It…

A featured topic in the State of the Union address is expected to be "insourcing" — manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. …

Once upon a time there lived a tiger in a heavy, rich and bounteous marshland but suffering from a terrible disease caused…

New plans and cuts in the Defense budget announced yesterday reflect the consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is clear we will…

Year end is time for summaries and if one can summarize this administration's achievements on the economic front, it would be thus: …

We newts have a unique perspective on the world. From the ceiling, the world is upside down. We see reality for what…

While the headlines scream unemployment is down to 8.6 percent, the fine print tells us it is due in good measure to…