Is 90 percent of GDP growth coming from the government stimulus? What does that tell us?

Boris Schlossberg notices similarities between playing the Nintendo Wii and trading.

Reading the financial press is a delight; the big challenge is deciding what to laugh at first.

The US has been following the Japanese now for two years.

Japan's top man shocked the nation last week when he announced the largest budget deficit ever.

The US economy was following Japan into a long, slow slump.

The 1990's was the best calendar decade in history for stocks, with an annual gain on average of 17.5%.  This decade, by contrast, was the worst calendar decade for stocks.

What is the easiest way to tell if a trader is a liar and a fake?

Are we going to grow at 5-6% or at 1-2% or dip back into recession?  Why such disparity?