Economy spawns a new type of swap meet

Data on Jobless Filings Lift Wall Street Shares
A batch of economic reports offered some hope that the economy was improving in the United States.

Barter Economy: Would You Trade the Shirt Off Your...
The best new clothes you can find are free ones. And clothing swaps enable you to do just that.

U.S. Inflation Edges up, Housing Starts Fall Sharply
Construction of new homes in the United States fell sharply last month, showing potential weakness in the economy's recovery, while consumer prices rose slightly more than expected.

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...