Latest from Allan SloanBusinessPerspectiveSome final advice: Beware of cryptocurrencies and ratty CEOs like MuskAllan Sloan writes his final column for The Washington Post after 30 years. December 26, 2022BusinessPerspectiveWhy the Dow demolished the S&P 500 this yearJust half a dozen stocks have made most of the difference. December 16, 2022BusinessPerspectiveMusk, FTX founder Bankman-Fried lead 2022 flock of business turkeysThe new boss of Twitter and the former boss of FTX stand out as examples of what not to do as corporate leaders.November 23, 2022BusinessPerspectiveYesterday’s big market winners turn into today’s big losersSeven formerly high-flying stocks have become such dogs that you can almost hear them howling.November 14, 2022EconomyPerspectiveWith rising rates and rising debt, the taxpayer bill is finally coming dueThe U.S. government’s interest payments on its debt could near $570 billion this year, a 45% jump.October 13, 2022BusinessPerspective‘Revenge of the Savers’: Fed rate rises offer a boon to the cautiousInterest rates for money market mutual funds are more than 100 times what they were at the end of last year, thanks to the Fed rate rises. September 21, 2022BusinessPerspectiveThese experts don’t think we are in a recession and neither do IDespite the new GDP numbers, inflation and gas prices, we are still not experiencing the widespread economic decline that would signal a recessionJuly 28, 2022economyPerspectiveWith Fed rate increases, the economy’s free ride is overFederal Reserve rate increases have already hit the stock market and are cooling housing prices — and more rate hikes are expected in the months ahead.July 12, 2022BusinessPerspectiveFed interest rate hikes just made national debt a lot more expensiveBy my calculation, the Fed’s higher rates will increase the federal government’s interest costs by about $128 billion a yearJune 27, 2022BusinessPerspectiveWe’re still not in a recession despite the stock market dropThe stock market is down over 20 percent since the start of the year. But that still isn't a sign that we are heading for a recession.June 15, 2022Load more
