California working on a budget to fix its $26 billion shortfall

Filed under: Economy California may soon have a budget and the ability to repay the IOUs it started issuing on July 1. The damage this budget stand

Four market rally explanations that make little sense, and one that might

Filed under: Economy, Investing I was just as happy as anyone who owns stocks to see the Dow close over 9,000 yesterday. But the question that rema

Unemployment benefits delayed for millions

Filed under: Economy With 15 million Americans unemployed, state unemployment systems are overwhelmed and millions of people have had to wait weeks

The new minimum wage: Will it just increase layoffs?

Filed under: EconomyBig financial events bring economists and analysts out of the wood work, anxious to give their opinions and get their names in the

IRS income and corporate earnings

Filed under: Economy, EarningsWhen the Treasury released an update for the budget in June one of the notable aspects arising from the figures was that