Who Owns You? Dems or Unions?

John Ransom: Justice? Not in Chicago

The judge, the special prosecutor and everyone else who let this case go forward aren’t political novices. Nothing happens in politics by accident. Not in Chicago. Files aren’t lost and special prosecutors aren’t assigned unless “someone” knows “something” about it.

Daniel J. Mitchell: Exposing Washington’s Dishonest Budget Math

This sleazy system is designed in part to deceive the American people, and the current squabbling over the fiscal cliff is a good example. The President claims he has a “balanced approach” that involves budget cuts, but look at the second chart at this link and you will see that he’s really proposing bigger government.

Nathan Slaughter: A Leading Company Cheaper Than 90% Of Blue Chips... And It Recently Bounced 12%

Here's the best part: pessimism surrounding a temporary market overcapacity has cut the stock price in half.

Charles Payne: War on Capitalism

There is a growing consensus that profits should max out at some point and anything beyond that point is greed - the kind that hurts Americans.

Paul Tracy: Revealed: A Top 10 Stock for 2013 That's Raised Dividends 40 Times

Each year we publish our annual "Top 10 Stocks" list. Put simply, these are the 10 stocks my research staff and I think have the best chance of beating the market in the coming year.

Bob Beauprez: The Renewable Fuel Standards Boondoggle

“This is a problem EPA could have, and should have, resolved by now,” said American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard in September. “EPA’s failure to act quickly could raise the cost of making fuels in the United States.”

Mike Shedlock: Are Austerity, Shrinking Wages, and Firing of Public Workers Bad Things?

Latvia has a flat personal tax, low corporate tax, fired one third of civil workers and the results speak for themselves: low inflation, high growth, and politicians re-elected.

Bob Goldman: Good Night, Moon; Good Night, Laptop

Considering just how many of your habits your partner already finds annoying, I suggest you turn your side of the bed into control central anyway. It could take your partner's mind off your other bedtime activities, such as home canning and sushi making.

Carrie Schwab Pomerantz: Happily Unmarried: What Are the Financial Issues?

There's no clearly defined legal structure for the division of property for unmarried couples. So it's up to the two of you to figure out what's fair to you both and create some guidelines, realizing that as your relationship grows, your decisions may evolve.

Chris Poindexter: Gold Edges Higher

Hopefully some of you managed to lock in prices on a small buy when price dipped under $1,700, although where we are today is still not bad for an entry point.

Night Watch: Protestors Give Egypt's Morsi "Last Warning"

Their main complaints are President Mursi's assumption of dictatorial powers in order to install democracy. They also denounced the process by which the new constitution was drafted.

Mike Shedlock: DeMint Says House Speaker Boehner's Proposal Will "Destroy American Jobs"

Closing loopholes to raise $800 billion over ten years is too much for Tea-Party activists such as Senator Jim DeMint, co-founder of the Senate Tea Party caucus.