Investment

Budget Battles

  • A Reverse Robin Hood?

    Bernanke: A Reverse Robin Hood in Middle Class Clothing

    By Liz Peek

    If you’re wondering why the rich are getting richer, ask Mr. Bernanke. President Obama has accused Mitt Romney of being a “reverse Robin Hood” – taking from the poor and giving to the rich...

  • “Makers” Take Lion’s Share of Tax Breaks

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s impolitic comments at a fundraiser in Florida last May shed light on his attitude toward the 46 percent of the population that paid no federal income...

  • Community Banks May Lose a Big Incentive to Lend

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    When Congress breaks (again) this week so that members can return to campaigning, doubts will likely remain about the fate of an emergency program that has encouraged lending by smaller banks during...

  • Chinese Storm Japanese Companies Over 1931 Land Grab

    By Kazunori Takada and CHRIS BUCKLEY, Reuters

    Some major Japanese brandname firms announced factory shutdowns in China on Monday and urged expatriates to stay indoors ahead of what could be more angry protests over a territorial dispute between...

  • Homebuilding Stocks: Is It Too Late to Buy?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Housing stocks have been on a tear – at least in relative terms – for months now, with the S&P index of homebuilders dramatically outpacing the broad S&P 500 benchmark. Is it time to double...