Japan 3Q GDP surprises with 4.8 percent growth

Japanese GDP falls at biggest rate since 1955
Japan's economy contracted at the fastest pace since 1955 as exports plunged and companies slashed production.

Canally: Market Wants Political Certainty
John Canally, LPL Financial economist, weighs in on the markets, GDP, and how the 2012 election will impact the economy.

Japan central bank expands lending program
Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at virtually zero and expanded a lending program to bolster the disaster-hit 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...