There Are Lots Of Reasons To Expect Cotton Prices To Drop, But None Seem Convincing, At Least Yet
It's too early to be depressed -- or delighted if you're an apparel maker -- about a possible drop in the price of cotton.
Most Of America's Richest People Live Near The Federal Government Headquarters
Do the New York and Los Angeles metro areas dominate this list? The answer may surprise you.
Detroit Eligible For Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protection, Judge Rules
A federal judge's ruling makes it all but certain that pensions for currently retired city workers will be cut.
Case Closed: There's Nothing Wrong With Genetically Modified Crops
It's getting harder and harder to make a believable case against genetically modified crops.
Weak Demand For Diesel Fuel Last Month May Augur Softening Economy: API Chief Economist; But Oil Output Climbs To Highest Level In 25 Years
API's chief economist raised a small warning flag about the possibility that the nation's economy may be slowing.
Less Ethanol In Gasoline: EPA Reduces Ethanol In Gasoline Mandate; Corn Lobby, Agribusiness Stung By The Decision
With overwhelming empirical evidence against forced ethanol use, the EPA had to trim a corporate welfare item.
Oil And Gasoline Prices Are At A Four-Month Low And Analysts Predict They Will Fall Even Further In The Coming Year
Today's cheap gasoline prices aren't a fluke. The pump price is down for all sorts of reasons, many of which aren't going away anytime soon.
Anthem Blue Cross, WellPoint (WLP) Unit, Sued For Allegedly Tricking Tens Of Thousands Into Dropping 'Grandfathered' Health Plans
Two California lawsuits could augur a wave of insurance bad-faith litigation.
Ford Motor (F) Reports Big Drop In Q3 Profit But Still Beats Street Expectations On Strong Demand For Focus Compact, F-150
Asian operations added $126 million in pretax profits, offsetting continued weakness in Europe.
CHART: Here's What You Will Pay When You Buy Obamacare Health Insurance
The Heritage Foundation's calculations do not include federal subsidies that are available for some applicants.
Goldman Sachs (GS) Q3 Profit Falls 2% As Its Bond Trading Volume Drops
It looks like bond traders at the New York investment bank won't be getting bonuses this year.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Hammered By Massive Legal Bills, Posts Surprise Q3 Loss Of $380M
Legal bills, currently at $9.2 billion and still climbing, trashed the third-quarter performance of the nation's largest bank by assets.
Dollar Spikes On Non-US Demand, Liquidity Worries; Swiss Warn Washington To Get Its Act Together
European and Asian banks are paying high-rising premiums to get their hands on dollars as Washington's gridlock grinds on.
Here Are Two Of The Reasons Why The Ongoing Global Persecution Of Christians Is Not Trending
In the words of Herman's Hermits, of 20th century musical fame, "There's a kind of hush all over the world tonight ... "
Treasury Default Could Crash US, Global Economy: Bank Analyst Richard Bove, Leading To A Depression Lasting Decades
Further, Richard Bove's conclusion about the effect of a default may actually be rosy, as he himself admits.
Modest Stock Market Gains To Continue For A Few More Months, But 2014 Could Mark A Reversal: Jerome Levy Forecasting Center
According to an economic analyst, you should brace yourself for "pathological speculative activity and rapid balance sheet expansion."
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), S&P 500 Close At Record Highs After Fed Extends Quantitative Easing, Or QE
In its statement, the Fed said, in effect, that it is not happy with the pace and extent of the U.S. economy's recovery.
Africa Poised For Unprecedented, Long-Term Economic Growth: Seven Drivers That Could Transform Africa Into The World's Economic Powerhouse
This may be Africa’s moment: Consider that mining may be one of the least of its many potentially lucrative assets and attributes.
US Employers Created 176,000 Private-Sector Jobs In August, Says ADP, Less Than Expected
The August ADP private-sector job creation report may foretell a weak August nonfarm payroll report from the Labor Department.
Why India's Currency, The Rupee, Has Plummeted To A Record Low Against The Dollar
The makings of India's unprecedented currency collapse are basically home-grown.
ANALYSIS: Why The Federal Reserve Won't 'Taper' Its Quantitative Easing Next Month
Doubts are growing about the ability of the U.S. economy to maintain its rather modest recovery, and that may delay Fed stimulus removal.
American Ascendancy -- UBS Analyst Says US Industrial, Financial And Technological Gains Will Revitalize World Economy Over Next Decade
Things are getting better -- significantly better -- says UBS economist Larry Hatheway.
Fed Chairman Succession Drama: 'Lethal Taper 3' -- Bernanke as Joe Pesci, Yellen As Mel Gibson, Summers As Danny Glover -- Coming To A Capitol Near You
The increasingly lengthy drama around who will succeed Ben Bernanke as Fed chair has left an opening among commentators seeking clever metaphors to capture the suspense.
Analysts Split On Emerging Markets Prognosis: Currency Sell-off A Passing Phase? Or Signal Of Imminent Crisis?
The bull market in emerging markets securities has paused or ended, depending on which analyst you follow.
Since Population Growth Tends To Boost GDP, The Philippines And Malaysia Are Expected To Lead Southeast Asian Economic Growth
The southern half of East Asia is set to grow economically over the next decade faster than the northern half of East Asia.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Q2 Profit Up 1.3% As International Sales Help Declining US Same-Store Sales
The world's biggest retailer, which also cut its full-year guidance, said the U.S. payroll tax increase is cutting into consumer spending.
Department Of Homeland Security Lets Cybersecurity Contract Worth $6B To Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrup Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), And 14 Others
The former employer of NSA leaker Edward Snowden landed part of a big cybersecurity contract from the Department of Homeland Security.
JC Penney (JCP) Investor Bill Ackman, Hedge Fund Manager, Resigns From Retailer's Board; Ron Tysoe Named To Board
The giant retailer named Ronald W. Tysoe as its newest director.
Let's Shut Down The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
It's been 40 years since the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR, a massive volume of crude oil being stored on the Gulf coast, was a gleam in the government's eye.
US Security Contractor Edward Snowden Granted Asylum By Russia, Leaves Transit Zone Of Moscow Airport, Crosses Into Russia
The former NSA contractor has been at the Sheremetyevo Airport for more than one month.
