The Real Reason Housing Looks Better
Today's pending sales numbers appear to be strong, but only in comparison to 2011, the worst year for home sales in half a century. Read story
THE ECONOMIC HERETIC 
Who Really Gets Uncle Sam's Small Business Contracts
Three of every four "small business" contracts awarded by the U.S. government go to the likes of Apple, Chevron and GE. Read story
Dow Jones Breaks 13,000. Don’t Go Anywhere Near It.
What’s going on can best be described as a Dead Greek bounce: A huge over-reaction to a bailout deal already starting to unravel. Read story
Business Owners Hopeful But Not Crazy
Forget Jeremy Lin. The hottest question of the week was, "Are entrepreneurs feeling optimistic?" Read story
Why Now is the Time to Source From Overseas
Heard of free shipping? Prices are so low that some freight companies have paid to haul clients' cargo across the ocean. Read story
What Entrepreneurs Are So Happy About
A new survey shows that business owners, as usual, are more optimistic than everyone else. Here's why that's no longer a sign that they're crazy. Read story
Why Big Banks Keep Stiffing Small Companies
Despite denials, U.S. banks are deeply exposed to euro debt. No wonder they're turning down 90% of small business loans. Read story
Small Businesses Go to Court Against Credit Card Fees
Millions of retailers have filed an antitrust suit against big bank credit card companies. The goal? Cutting interchange fees and ending a crushing monopoly. Read story
Why the Obama Plan for Cabinet-level SBA Means Nothing
Making the SBA chief a member of the Cabinet is the executive branch equivalent of giving an honorary degree or getting an Emmy award: Sounds nice, means not... Read story
Why Hedge Funds Want to Destroy the Economy
A Greek default will cause financial chaos around the world. But it happens to be the only way certain hedge funds can get their money back. Read story
What Ron Paul Gets Wrong
The libertarian from Texas might be a small business favorite, if only he weren't unelectable. The real reason he is, though, might surprise you. Read story
Why You Can't Count on Economic Recovery
Yes, the employment numbers have been very upbeat. But they mask some major problems. Read story
Why is the Economy Doing So Well?
People and businesses are buying stuff again, which is just what has to happen for a healthy recovery. Unfortunately, it's not all that has to happen. Read story
2012: A Look Back at the Coming Year
In a tongue-in-cheek "review" of the year just started, your intrepid reporter follows 2011's economic trends to their absurd conclusion. Read story
China’s Bubble Economy: What it Means to Your Business
Beijing is nursing a real-estate bubble proportionately larger than our own in 2005. If it bursts, the aftershock will hit every business in the U.S. Read story
10 Essential Economic Blogs
For independent thinkers only: These online columnists see around the curves to the global economic trends that will affect your business. Read story
Economic Stats Santa Doesn't Want You to See
The Santa Claus rally seems to have taken hold on Wall Street and in the economy. Here's why you shouldn't believe in Santa. Read story
10 Management Secrets of Kim Jong Il
The Korean Dear Leader ran a complex enterprise for 17 years. He scared larger competitors. He had an eyewear fashion sense that eluded other heads of state.... Read story
Protect Your Business From the European Meltdown. Now.
Every money manager I interview is worried that Europe could blow any day now. Here's how to make sure your business survives. Read story
Is Big Government Too Small?
How well would your company be doing if the number of employees remained static while your customer base grew by a third and you started providing dozens of ... Read story
EU Continues to be One Big Dysfunctional Economic Family
New treaty promises a lot for the future and fixes exactly none of the problems which are threatening the world economy. Read story
Why Debt is the Ghost of Christmas Present
Despite the recent boost in holiday sales, debts past, present and future make it impossible for consumer spending to drive a recovery. Read story
Exploding the Too-Big-To-Fail Myth
Crazed radicals (like the president of the Dallas Fed) think banks should suffer the consequences of their actions instead of relying on the government to un... Read story
Don’t Believe the Employment Report
The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6% last month. And that's just the beginning of the bad news. Yes, the bad news. Read story
How the Fed Lied about Loans to Big Banks
Huge secret loans from the Fed have enriched the very banks who now refuse to lend to small business. Why was $1.2 trillion in financing kept secret from Con... Read story
The NBA's Real Business Problem: Excess Capacity
Professional basketball is run by smart businesspeople. So why do they think they're exempt from the law of supply and demand? Read story
Understanding the Euro Crisis: A Family Business Fable
The European crisis enters a scary new phase as Italian debt approaches the point of no return. To grasp what's happening, and what it means to you, picture ... Read story
Small Business Lending Fund: Where Did the Missing $2 Billion Go?
The tax dollars lent through the Small Business Lending Fund--a version of TARP for small banks--were supposed to help small businesses. Here's where the mon... Read story
