Asian Stocks Post New Highs; Nikkei Up 1.7%

Asian stocks mostly higher on US recovery optimism
Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday after encouraging U.S. housing and employment reports sent Wall Street to its highest level this year and added to growing optimism of a recovery in the...

Homebuilder confidence sinks
Homebuilder confidence dropped for the third straight month in August as the struggling economy and a flood of cheap foreclosed properties kept people from buying new homes.

Stocks rise after consumer spending inches up
Stocks rose Monday after an increase in consumer spending boosted confidence in the economy.

The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High...
We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the...

The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the...
Arthur Laffer -- the father of supply-side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board -- joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial...