Commentary

Financial markets will make an instant judgment on this week’s summit of European Union leaders, and it had better be... READ MORE

Over the next decade, we are likely to see a shift in health insurance in the U.S.: So-called defined-contribution plans... READ MORE

India has a Wal-Mart problem. This may not sound remarkable, considering that China and the U.S. do as well. READ MORE

Last week, Politico’s Ben Smith pointed me to a very strange Israeli government advertising campaign, which was aimed at... READ MORE

Last week’s jobs report delivered some good news: The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent from 9 percent, and the... READ MORE

The possible collapse of the European monetary union, at least in its current form, brings home the truth that there’s... READ MORE

Before Republicans put Newt Gingrich at the top of their party, they should consider what happened the last time he led... READ MORE

A major financial crisis is brewing, brought on by a toxic combination of failing European sovereign governments and... READ MORE

What should we make of the revelation last week -- courtesy of Richard Teitelbaum and Bloomberg Markets magazine -- that... READ MORE