We all know about the mess the United States, Britain, Spain and some other countries have gotten themselves into thanks to overenthusiastic housing bubbles.

The U.S. government is about to close off the last refuge for Americans who seek to escape the clutches of the IRS.

The dollar is a bit softer this morning going into the Jobs Jamboree, and rightly so, given the forecast. However, the dollar is still swinging a mighty hammer and I’m a bit perplexed by this.

Should Chinese money be bailing out U.S. companies? That’s one of the topics of the widely respected news show “60 Minutes” airing tonight (Sunday). Unfortunately, I’ll be out celebrating my sister-in-law’s 47th birthday tonight, so I’m going to miss it.