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Once again, tax-exempt municipal bonds outperformed the Treasury market last week, although this may have been due to inattention during a holiday-shortened trading schedule and the large East Coast snowstorms. Still, demand remains exceptionally strong, fueled by investors fleeing the tax-exempt money funds and looking for a safe shelter from rising income tax rates.

China is rising and the US is in terminal decline. Is the end near and what do the next 100 years hold for global economic dominance?

The new credit regulations are throwing the credit card industry into a tailspin. Many business owners are turning to their business cards to charge things, but is this the best option for them?

With so many homeowners going through foreclosure, banks are looking for ways to ease the burden on themselves and the homeowner. CitiGroup has one idea which seems like it could catch on.

With the number of banks and credit unions around, you have many options available to you for credit cards. But which ones are better: credit union credit cards or bank credit cards?

Irwin Kellner, the Chief Economist or Marketwatch came out with an article today parroting what we've been saying for the last year: the Fed is punishing savers to the benefit of borrowers. The mainstream press has sporadically written articles about this but it's good to see it continuing to get attention.