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A Business Recession Looms Jun. 04, 2016
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May job report was a shocker, with nonfarm payrolls up only 38,0... Read More
A Shoemaker Will Save Your Sole and So Much More May. 10, 2016
To some people, a cobbler is a lovely fruit dessert best served warm. To others, it is a shoemaker w... Read More
Obama's Killer Economy Apr. 27, 2016
Middle-aged people laid off and unable to find work are taking another way out. They're killing them... Read More
No, I Don't Believe Donald Trump Is a Conservative Mar. 22, 2016
This short essay is in response to a friend who asked me to explain how Donald Trump is unacceptable... Read More
Such a Curiosity, Those White Working-Class Voters Mar. 09, 2016
The headline: "Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump." Immediately, I bristled. Here w... Read More
2 Percent Growth Is a Loser for the Angry Middle Class Feb. 27, 2016
The good news is that the economy is growing at 2 percent and that there's no recession in sight (ba... Read More
The Obama Economy and the Election Feb. 11, 2016
WASHINGTON — Well, well, the stock market has, of a sudden, caught up with the Obama economy. ... Read More
The Fed Freaks Out About the Markets -- Because It's Misreading the Situation Jan. 30, 2016
Early in the new year, on Sunday, Jan. 3, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer delivered a ... Read More
High Taxes, Regulations and a Swell Economy Jan. 05, 2016
In the mythology of the right, California must fail. Its high taxes, strict environmental rules and ... Read More
Recession or... Dec. 23, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a married 43-year-old systems engineer earning $67,000 a year, and my spouse wor... Read More
How to Structure Infrastructure Spending Dec. 03, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a plan to jump-start the economy. It would req... Read More
Putin Pouts Dec. 03, 2015
WASHINGTON — Truth be told, I once rather admired Vladimir Putin, as George W. Bush rather adm... Read More
Death Cross Dec. 02, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Our stockbroker explained that the stock market broadcast a very bearish signal last... Read More
BMO and Interest Rates Dec. 02, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of the Bank of Montreal as an investment for a 55-year-old widow w... Read More
Investing in India Nov. 25, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I lost $19,000 in the Chinese stock market because I didn't see the bubble coming. I... Read More
Are You Happy, and How Would You Know? Nov. 24, 2015
Like many others, I can't resist academic studies on happiness. They often come up with persuasive r... Read More
Are Times Changing? Nov. 18, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Some newsletters are becoming alarmingly negative on the economy and the stock marke... Read More
The Surprising Disappearance of Inflation Oct. 22, 2015
In a world in which the Cold War is a fading memory, North Korea and Cuba endure as museums of commu... Read More
Pro Sports Great, Just Not for Local Economy Oct. 22, 2015
Congress is about to engage in its perennial dust-up over the budget, the debt ceiling and tax refor... Read More
Serious Political Instability Could Threaten Economy and Nation in Coming Year Oct. 15, 2015
Consider this: The recent Democratic presidential debate veered so leftward that in no way did it re... Read More
