Economy: McKinsey Predicts the Future of Private Equity
Its 2009 predictions about the future of private-equity and hedge funds might be as inaccurate as its 2007 predictions.
Why Hi-Tech Japan Protects Low-Tech Jobs
The world's most efficient economy still employs lots gas station attendants and elevator operators. Why?
Want to Save Energy? Think Japanese
Japan saves energy by keeping office buildings at 82 degrees. Is this foresighted or perverse?
Daniel Gross: Can We Avoid Japan's Economic Mistakes?
The U.S. is experiencing what Japan did in the 1990s, but seven times faster.
Real Estate: Will Housing Prices Ever Recover?
The housing and finance sectors caused the economic mess. Here's why they can't fix it.
Dan Gross: Fool's Gold on Wall Street
Author Gillian Tett on how exotic and confusing financial instruments mixed with greed have flooded the global economy.
Bonds: The Next Economic Bubble to Burst?
Why Paul Krugman and Niall Ferguson are hammering each other about T-Bill interest rates.
Gross: The Bankruptcy Parasites
GM's Chapter 11 filing will be bad news for everyone—except the lawyers, accountants, and paper-pushers who'll make a mint off it
Ivar Kreuger: The Grandfather of Financial Scams?
How Ivar Kreuger, a sweet-talking Swedish financier, may have paved the way for Bernard Madoff and other Wall Street crooks
Daniel Gross: Can You Afford to Retire?
Medicare and Social Security are in terrible shape. Unfortunately, private-sector health and pension plans are doing even worse.
Gross: Explaining the Decline of SWFs
What explains the rapid decline of sovereign wealth funds?
Why Productivity Boost Is Needed to End Recession
Can we end the recession simply by trying harder?
Can American Companies Succeed in China?
Why KFC and other American companies are finally thriving in China.
Detroit: Will Obama's Chrysler Plan Work?
Chrysler's bondholders are whining about Obama's deal. Don't listen to them.
Economy: Is Business School Worth It?
Why life is still good for some business school students.
Gross: Can Obama's Calming Influence Last on Economy
How long can Obama's calming economic influence last?
What the Spike in Mergers Means for the Economy
A spike in mergers is a good thing. But the latest deals are defensive plays and are focused in a handful of industries.
Economy: Why Some Creditors Don't Mind Bankruptcy
They'd rather drive good companies into bankruptcy than save them. Why?
Why the Economy is Showing Green Shoots
For every green shoot that pokes through the soil, there is an offsetting reminder of another business pushing up daisies.
Who Deserves Blame for the Economy?
Who deserves more blame for the global economic collapse?
Gross: Why Bondholders Hold the Keys to GM
One moment the government is solicitous of bondholders. The next it tells creditors to go jump in a lake.