Brad Hintz, a bank analyst at Sanford Bernstein & Co., is almost certain that U.S. Treasuries will get downgraded. “It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the US Treasury’s rating eventually fall – if not now...

Again and again while trying to understand the fiscal machinations of Congress, I find myself referring to a simple analytical approach acquired at university: game theory. The construct, popular among economists, sheds light both on what has...

Surely, the escalating drama surrounding the debt ceiling and the sequestration will lead to panic and cause the stock market to plummet.  Right? Wrong, says Goldman Sachs’ David Kostin. “A key investment lesson of the last five...

Last night just before 2 AM, the Senate overwhelmingly agreed to pass a bill that will avert the Fiscal Cliff. The bill is pretty straightforward. Taxes will only rise on those making over $ 400K (liberals wanted...

NOTE: The post originally appeared on Mark Dow’s blog on May 30. Reagan’s gone. You’re old. Get over it. “We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy...

Anthony Gucciardi/NaturalSociety The next frontier of genetic modification is not centered around a certain fruit or vegetable, but humans. More specifically, military personnel. Genetically modified humansis the next venture for biotechnology companies working with the United States...

This article has been generously contributed by Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition. After joining the Dallas chapter of the American Red Cross in 1999 Tess worked as an  Armed Forces Emergency Services Center  specialist and is well versed in...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Led by President Barack Obama, Democrats claimed on Monday that Republican challenger Mitt Romney privately backs controversial plans to overhaul Medicare and cut trillions from social programs that his new vice presidential...

It’s only been a few hours since Mitt Romney announced House Budget Chair Paul Ryan as his running mate, but the Republican presidential candidate is already distancing himself from Ryan’s signature policy achievement. In what appears to...

So by now you’ve certainly seen this chart from Paul Ryan, showing what will happen to the national debt if current policy is left in place vs. what will happen under his roadmap. Take the “current path”...