THE LIFE of American government beancounters is tough, and not just at cocktail parties. They have a hard time persuading people to talk to them at work, too. A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans ...

Gary Shilling, the legendary forecaster known for his bearish accuracy and being fired from Merrill Lynch for predicting the 1969-70 recession, is sounding the alarm on a 2026 economic collapse. In a ...

The Emiratis have good reason for leaving OPEC. In the next few years they want to increase oil production, from 3.6m barrels a day to 5m. Other members prefer to try to keep the price of oil high; ...