The age of the rock-star economist is (mercifully) ending

In the trough of the great recession, America clung to a new breed of rock-star economist. Thankfully, that time seems to be ending.

Living cheaply can lead to happiness

Your cost of doing business is up 25 percent. Now go hire people.

Is raising taxes on businesses really the best way to create jobs?

How ObamaCare might be repealed

The fight against Obamacare isn't over yet.

Was Irving Fisher the first monetarist?

Irving Fisher appears to be the precursor of Milton Friedman and the first monetarist.

AT&T lawsuit: How I became a TORT victim

The hassle of a class action lawsuit against AT&T far outweighs the payoff.

Reader mailbag: iPad?

In-laws and kids: How to deal with inappropriate giving

Books that help your wallet

Taxes: How not to spend a sunny weekend

Toyota recall having big impact on company's reputation

Several surveys suggest that since the Toyota recall, the automaker has fallen sharply in customer esteem.

'We need to come clean': e-mails could further damage Toyota

Internal e-mails at Toyota suggest a reluctance to address sudden acceleration. The documents come to light at a time when Toyota is trying to rebuild its image.

Toyota e-mails reveal debate over Toyota recall

Toyota e-mails, published Wednesday, suggest internal divisions over when to issue a recall. Employees' e-mail can often embarrass a corporation – or worse.

Don't let youself creep above your expected price for big-ticket items

Health care reform: What will it mean to employers and employees?

Forget recession. Will US have too few workers by 2018?

Up to 25,000 UPS jobs will open up in the next few years because of retiring baby boomers. Retirements may mean the US will have too many jobs and too few workers.

What will the capital gains rate be in 2013?

Tiger Woods makes comeback at the Masters. Can golf do the same?

As Tiger Woods stages his comeback at the Masters, recreational golf is trying to rebound from a long decline in revenues, golf courses, and popularity.

Krugman on Austrian Business Cycle Theory

Keynesian monetary policy needs bubbles to 'work'