From Florida, comes news of the first drop in population in 60 years.

We will overlook the compromising detail that banks actually lost money in the last quarter – more than $3 billion.

We have to remember that the world economy has never, ever been in a fix like this.

We have arrived at this particular economic moment in time by the choices we have made, which now leave us with choices in our future that will be neither easy, convenient, nor comfortable.

There isn’t really a genuine recovery underway. And the world is not becoming a better place as a result of Ben Bernanke’s exertions.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for August 28.

Ben Bernanke is no hero. And the economy is not recovering.

Careful analysis shows that homes sales figures are still terrible.

Everyone is pointing a finger at the rich, as if they were to blame for the financial debacle of the last few years.

Is the world economy really recovering?  Should you buy stocks now to take advantage of this new bull market?