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Will Joe Biden really go stag?

Soaring prices. Social unrest. A resurgent Russia. A military withdrawal followed by the collapse of a pro-American regime in Asia. A feckless and unpopular Democratic president. Today’s parallels to the 1970s are obvious, ominous, and oft-observed. But we’re not quite there yet — and it isn’t just because skinny jeans continue to outsell bell bottoms. If America were truly in the throes of stagflation today, Joe Biden and his party would be in far worse political trouble than they alrea...

In today’s Money Morning…hindsight, regret, and inevitability…venture capitalists and unicorn hunting…and more…

Being worried about the stock market is understandable, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve just got to get through the tunnel without freaking out.

A new report in The Wall Street Journal unintentionally sheds light on what economists, including Lawrence Summers, have long known: Higher taxes reduce spending.

I WROTE last week about research based on the idea of markets having minds, with changeable moods

How charges and fines drive government growth

When I wake up in the morning at my home in Austin, Texas, I turn on the lights, and thereby provide a few cents to the city government’s electric company. I flush the toilet, owing a few more to Austin’s sewer service. When I pour myself a glass of water, the city water department gets […]

The author and financial analyst talks about his new book, The Bogle Effect, in which he chronicles the Vanguard founder's personal and professional journey and the impact he had on investors during his fabled career.

Our rising price problem is, more than anything, a supply problem, and reducing demand is certainly one way to tackle it. Click here to read more.