A temporary freeze on interest rates on some subprime mortgages may please homeowners and lenders, but the investors who bought securities backed by those mortgages soon may be on the phone to their lawyers...

The Asbury Park Press' in-depth series "Hocking the Highways" (Nov. 25-26) reminded me of an interview years ago on "Meet the Press" when Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman was the guest..

It may not be as sexy as immigration or health care, but the issue of corporate taxes is shaping up to be a hot one on the 2008 presidential campaign trail...

Nineteen million middle-class American households will get socked with very costly bills April 15 unless Congress acts soon...