Daniel Gross

An economist predicts the medal counts for the Vancouver Olympics.

Maybe we aren't doing so badly.

Daniel Gross reviews the former treasury secretary's new memoir of the near global financial collapse.

How inept boards of directors are ruining once great American companies.

Why you should bet against whatever idea is hot at the World Economic Forum

This afternoon, while walking into the Congress Center, the main hub of Davos, I noticed a piece of gray paper on the floor. It looked like it might be currency of some sort—certainly not a dollar, but perhaps Swiss francs or something else.

In my first 24 hours in Davos, Switzerland, here are several phrase I haven't heard: "Goldman, Sachs," "subprime mortgages," "American hegemony," and "don't you love that minaret?" The last isn't surprising.

George Soros always starts his annual lunch at Davos by reminding his guests that while is he is primarily known as a hedge fund manager and philanthropist, his real profession is Philosopher.

How banks brought on the scrutiny.

How the president's new Wall Street proposals will—and should—punish Goldman Sachs.

President Obama and congressional Democrats reached an agreement on Tuesday night to appoint a bipartisan commission. The Washington Post reports: "Under the agreement, President Obama would issue an executive order to create an 18-member panel that would be granted broad authority to propose changes in the tax code and in the massive federal entitlement programs—including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security—that threaten to drive the nation's debt to levels not seen since World War...

Political commentators will likely say that Republican Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate race proves that the U.S. is still a center-right nation and that President Obama and the Democrats have to be more bipartisan.

Big banks are considering challenging Obama's proposed tax as unconstitutional. This is a bad idea.

Free markets require free minds.

The big banks claim the government isn't helping them anymore. Not exactly. Check out this little-known subsidy.

Since last fall, it's been apparent that the government is turning a profit on many of the insurance schemes, backstops, and other measures it put into place to aid the stricken financial system.

Conservatives claim Obama's policies are weakening the dollar. Let's examine the evidence.

Why losing 84,000 jobs last month isn't as bad as it seems.

Why the American economy will recover even if the housing market doesn't.

How the conflict among News Corp, Time Warner and Comcast will hurt consumers.

The dangers of economic pessimism.

The Treasury secretary was largely responsible for directing the federal government's response to the financial crisis. He's still got his work cut out for him.

The surprising reason why banks are suddenly repaying their TARP funds.

If billionaires don't feel guilty about walking away from their debts, should homeowners?

Who is Mrs. Cohen from Hadera, and should Israelis care where she puts her money?

The nattering nabobs of negativism are ignoring the facts.

In November, I met with an executive at one of the private-equity firms that has sprung up in Beijing. He talked up the firm's investments in energy software and mobile communications.

Four reasons that rosy November jobs report was even better than it seemed.

The early economic reports about holiday shopping are confusing, contradictory, and useless.

Why the world overreacted to Dubai.