Economist

Economist Gary Shilling says that deflation is about to hit the U.S. economy and that it could last for a decade. While there are plenty of economists who would disagree, investors would do well to consider the argument.

Inflation remained nearly inert at the wholesale level, as producer prices rose just 0.3% in October, the U.S. Labor Department announced Tuesday, with rising food and energy prices offsetting a sharp decline in other items. Excluding the often-volatile food and energy component, producer prices...

If Google ran the world, it would be streaming a nice fireside chat FDR style this Sunday to let you know that things are looking up. If Google's chief economist Hal Varin is right, and the search terms don't lie, then the economy may already be recovering. Talking to the Washington Post while in...

Watch your back, Amazon (AMZN). If Steve Brill and his partners get their way, you won't be able to strong-arm newspapers into accepting stingy revenue splits any longer. Brill, the founder of Court TV and American Lawyer, is the prime mover behind Journalism Online, a start-up formed earlier...

A good short hand for investors? "As washing machines and dryers go, so goes the U.S. economy." With the above in mind, notch one modest, good news data point for the U.S. economy; durable goods unexpectedly rose 3.4% in February, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday, ending a six-month...

The Economist has a board game titled, "Credit Crunch." And if the idea of playing a game, in which the last person to remain solvent, sounds entertaining, well, keep reading.First, click here, and you'll not only be able to read more about the game, but it'll show you where you have to click, to...