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Fact: Corn prices have officially gone from sizzling to fizzling. On Tuesday, June 30, the grain's prices plunged to the Chicago Board of Trade's imposed daily down limit to end at a fresh, four-month low. As for why-- the mainstream experts pointed their ...

Here's an interesting question we've just received at EWI's Message Board: "Dear EWI, as the Madoff hoopla is going full blast today on TV, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this question: Are today's banks in their vast majority also...

True or False: The “Real” Dow Jones Industrial Average has rallied more than 30% from its March 2009 low, standing near its highest level in nearly six months. That depends on who you ask. According to the mainstream experts, the answer...

In the last seven months, the Shanghai Composite Index has enjoyed a powerful winning streak to its highest level in a year. And, according to a recent news story, "Crowds are back on Guangdong Road [China's 'Wall Street' equivalent] to discuss st...

At EWI's Message Board, readers ask us dozens of questions, daily. We try and answer everyone, and the best Q&As we publish for all to see. Below are our three nominees in the "Best Question" category for the month of Jun...

Bernanke's 2002 speech was titled, "Deflation: Making Sure 'It' Doesn't Happen Here." It was a manifesto which spelled out the tools and means of influence the Fed could employ in an anti-deflation policy. Seven years he...

While I agree that this description tries to capture what happened, it doesn't come near the reality -- that is, unless "lost" is supposed to mean the LOSSES investors suffered during TWO catastrophic bear markets in ONE decade. And if yo...

How was the G-20 summit in London? "We did OK," said President Barack Obama. "I go back home satisfied," said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "We'd never thought we'd obtain such broad agreement," said French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

At last year's gathering of the world's elite at this Alpine ski resort, the tone was one of unbridled optimism. CEOs, government leaders and heads of NGOs had the luxury to discuss the rapid growth in new technologies, innovation in the financial industry...

These are brutally difficult times for automakers worldwide, but as crises go, this one could be a lot worse for Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche's chief executive for the past 16 years.