News
CNN Money | Why Syria matters to oil markets
The possibility of these counties becoming engulfed in the war is remote, which is why U.S. oil prices rose only $5 a barrel following the news of an apparent chemical weapon attack. Call it the Syria risk premium. - See more at: http://economy.money.cnn.com/2013/09/05/why-syria-matters-to-oil-markets/?iid=SF_E_LN#sthash.ToHuYMmU.dpuf
FOX Business | Nations Turn Focus to Fixing Economies, Not Climate Change
The strongest scientific warning to date that global warming is man-made may have a muted impact when it is released later this month with many governments more focused on nursing weak economies than on fixing the planet.
CNN Money | Baby bust: U.S. births at record low
The U.S. fertility rate fell to another record low in 2012, with 63.0 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's down slightly from the previous low of 63.2 in 2011.
WSJ | Financial Crisis Anniversary: For Corporations and Investors, Debt Makes a Comeback
Looking back, J. Russell Porter said his company was "almost at death's door" when the U.S. economy hit bottom.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Real Clear Markets | Credit Is Plentiful In All the Wrong Places
In April 1998, Milton Friedman wrote an article for the Hoover Institution at Stanford pertaining to the inability of Japan to pull out of economic malaise. In fact, it was more than any garden-variety dysfunction, as the Asian flu pushed the economic sputtering in the world's then-second largest economy into outright deflation.
Forbes | 40 Years Later, Index Funds Remain The Best Wealth Management Choice For All Investors
This Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of a new approach to securities investing, the index fund. At the time, the idea was revolutionary.
Blogs
Economist | Why did The Economist favour free trade?
In nineteenth century Europe and America, debates over whether tariffs or free trade produced the most economic growth dominated the political scene.
WSJ | Early Look: Chinese Economy Likely Had a Good August
Economists’ forecasts and early data releases suggest China’s economy kept its momentum in August, after a series of positive surprises in July.
