BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Columns >  

Economics

Economics

by John Cassidy

The Next President, Revealed

Posted Jan 14 08

Economic formulas are proving to be better at predicting the presidency than opinion polls. Why the Republicans are in trouble. Continue

The Coming Oil Crash

Posted Dec 17 07

Crude at $100 a barrel makes good headlines but ignores basic economics. Why oil prices are in for a 50 percent drop. Continue

QA-Column-Eco-Bonkers

Posted Dec 09 07

Deck of the QA-Column-Eco Bonkers Bonker Continue

QA-Col-Eco-Dup-Day2

Posted Dec 02 07

Deck of the test for QA-Col-Eco-Dup-Day2 Continue

Trouble Sticks to Teflon Bob

Posted Nov 19 07

Fixing Citigroup isn't the onetime economic czar's only challenge. Continue

Why He Caved

Posted Oct 15 07

Ben Bernanke said he wouldn’t cut interest rates—then he did. Who got to him? Continue

His Fault

Posted Sep 12 07

Blame Greenspan for the credit bubble. Continue

Little House on the Red Prairie

Posted Aug 13 07

How China is keeping U.S. housing prices booming–for now. Continue

Learning to Love Global Warming

Posted Mar 29 07

Or why some economists believe climate change may not be such a bad thing after all. Continue

Connect With Portfolio.com
Like Portfolio on Facebook

Come on, like us—you know you want to.

Follow Portfolio on Twitter

Follow us and if you're an innovative entrepreneur, we'll return the favor.

The Mix

Today's top stories, conversation starters, and the back nine business bites.

spotlight on

Slideshows

500 Startups Hits New York

Dave McClure's brainchild makes its way to New York and introduces East Coast money folks to some intriguing new companies. View Slideshow