Financial Markets

Bankruptcy is a normal part of economic life, covered by laws that guarantee stockholders will be compensated as much as possible.

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Bob Murphy. Recorded 21 October 2008.

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Jesus Huerta de Soto on the current market conditions. Recorded 14 October 2008.

A return to sound money is needed. This would, as outlined by many Austrian economists, require putting an end to government's monopoly over monetary affairs.

By outlawing short selling, the Securities and Exchange Commission outlawed a practice that produces information necessary for financial markets to function smoothly.

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Kevin Duffy.  Recorded 8 October 2008.

Personally, I am still a long-term optimist, but as a student of the Depression I know that Congress and the executive can do much damage before the long term gets here, and indeed, they can delay its arrival indefinitely.

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Robert Higgs. Recorded 6 October 2008.

Economic agents in general and companies in particular can only rehabilitate their finances by cutting costs (especially labor costs) and paying off loans.

The Paulson Plan is one more step in the socialization of America, but it is also a great bank robbery.