Robert Rubin

Two veteran observers of the global economy, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and hedge fund manager John Paulson, offer mixed forecasts on immediate and long-term economic prospects.

With the Fed adopting a more a pessimistic view, the revival has been swift in calls for the federal government to do more to help spur growth. But what can Washington do, and would it be counterproductive?

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi argues in a new article, "Obama's Big Sellout," that President Obama's advisors are undermining his campaign promises for change by forcing him to do the bidding of Wall Street. Obama's most powerful advisors are reportedly under the sway of former Treasury Secretary...

Of all the effects of 2008's economic meltdown, the most significant might be the growing belief that the country is now on the road to socialism. Within days of the government's 2008 bailout of Sallie Mae (SLM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), the media began to resound with complaints about the country's...