Word: inflationitis
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So what's wrong with cheap, in a nutshell? Well, in a nutshell, it comes back to bite us in the ass. It's short-term gratification and long-term pain. Now, I'm a rabid bargain hunter. Ask my kids. When I come back from the store and I...
Defining the parameters of this new normal is not something that can be done with pinpoint precision. I started paying attention to the news (and subscribing to Time) during another period of economic turmoil, the late 1970s, and soon became convinced that I would never know a world in which...
There's just no way to square the cost of current recession-fighting efforts, future Medicare commitments and the various goals of the Obama Administration with the current level of taxation. Taxes are going to have to go up, and raising rates on just the very richest won't be...
A bad crop year could aggravate India's overall economic slowdown. "If production suffers, the [low] income effect will bring down rural demand, which has been buoyant so far," says Anjan Roy, Adviser for Economic Affairs at the New Delhi-based Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. "This...
Late last week Cooperman laid out his views to a packed room of securities analysts and hedge-fund managers in Manhattan. He noted the power of big federal spending and expressed concern that Washington's largesse, if unchecked, would fundamentally alter America's competitiveness. But he also made clear his...