» Posted by Martin Weil on November 15, 2005

USA Today today writes of the "fiscal hurricane," a Federal budget train wreck on the very near horizon, the result of demographics and an out of control budget. "We face a demographic tsunami," says the comptroller general of the Unite States, David Walker.

» Posted by Martin Weil on November 14, 2005

Peter Drucker, justifiably considered the father of modern management, died on Friday at the age of 95.

» Posted by Martin Weil on November 02, 2005

In what could signal a mood shift in the feverish real estate market, tales of bidding wars and 30% annual price gains are quietly fading.

USA Today this week collects a series of admittedly anecdotal signs of slowing demand for residential housing.

"It's not just the megahot markets such as New York City, San Diego and Phoenix showing stress. Softness is also being reported in condo-happy Las Vegas, the stalled auto capital of Detroit and Midwest college towns such as Madison, Wis," the authors write.