Neediest areas not always first for stimulus

The Experiential Economy: Can Money Buy Happiness?
Money can’t buy you happiness, right? Wrong. Kinda...Wealthier people are indeed happier—but only to a point. All that extra cash buys just a small amount of joy. We quickly get used to...

Companies post profits but investors still worry
Investors who doubted U.S. companies could make big money in a weak economy have been proved wrong again.

Bank Of England 'Saved UK From New Recession'
Injecting money into the economy through quantitative easing saved Britain from a double-dip recession, according to analysis by the Bank of England.

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...