Investing Analysis

There's something about the Scandinavian countries. Despite brutal cold and scarce sunshine, the countries at Europe's northern periphery consistently perform at the top of the world's happiness rankings. In fact Denmark and Norway were ranked the first and second happiest countries by the World Happiness Report (a U.N. publication). Sweden came in at fifth happiest, followed shortly by Finland at seventh and Iceland at ninth.

Are You Dropping Cable This Year? What We’re Reading: Tax Reform Should Go Right Down Main Street (The Wall Street Journal) What happens if the ECB pulls...

All you need to know about Obama’s motives for wanting to raise the capital gains tax in a one minute video. This is from...

While the U.S. has been enjoying some economic success of late, much of the world is looking gloomier. The IMF made a big cut...

Low prices for fuel and an increase in the number of employed Americans has pumped up consumers. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey...

The Swiss National Bank announced today that it was dropping its three year-long peg to the euro. The franc soared on the news gaining...

Well sort of. James Paulsen of Wells Capital Management, one of the most outspoken bulls of today’s bubble market is raising the red flag...

Copper is said to have a PhD. in economics because it has been one of the most reliable real-time barometers of the economy. With...

Oil is a steal in terms of gold. The ratio of gold to oil is trading at more than two standard deviations above an...

Since lows in 2010, auto sales have surged, and have been a bright spot in the U.S. economy. But how much of the surge...