Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

Good Logic Behind Federal Court Putting Position Limits in Limbo

Hilary Till
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January 15, 2013
A federal judge last fall struck down the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s current iteration of federal position limits on holdings of commodity futures contracts.

When Cities Go Bankrupt

Tim Cavanaugh
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January 08, 2013
I must doff my hat to Charles Gasparino.

Federal Judge Denies Injunction to Stop Florida Auto Insurance Reforms

Steve Stanek
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January 07, 2013
A federal judge has denied an injunction that would have blocked reforms to the personal injury protection portion of Florida’s auto insurance law that were enacted in 2012.

What Is Wealth Redistribution All About?

Tibor Machan
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December 19, 2012
Ever since then-candidate Obama's brief exchange with "Joe the Plumber" there has been plenty of mention of wealth redistribution in the major media.

Taxes, Regulations, Interest Rates All Working Against Housing

Steve Stanek
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December 14, 2012
With the bursting of the housing bubble having played such a big part in the economic downturn, could housing play an equally big part in an economic recovery?

Lenders and Spenders: Confronting the Political Reality of Debt

Arnold Kling
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December 14, 2012
“The debt we create is basically money we owe to ourselves, and the burden it imposes does not involve a real transfer of resources,” Paul Krugman wrote recently in “Debt Is (Mostly) Money We Owe t

Deposit Insurance Is Not Free

William J. Luther and Thomas L. Hogan
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December 14, 2012
Economists are apt to point out there is no such thing as a free lunch: Someone has to pick up the tab.

Corporate Monitors: Praised in Theory, But Practice Needs Improvement

Terry Kosdrosky
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December 14, 2012
An increasingly common way for corporations to settle criminal and civil matters with prosecutors and regulators is to hire an independent monitor to oversee a reform movement.

Regime Uncertainty Is Dragging Down Investment . . . and the Economy

Robert Higgs
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December 13, 2012
Private investment is the most important driver of economic progress.

Hong Kong Rejects U.S. Compliance Law, Ireland Embraces It

Steve Stanek
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December 13, 2012
The chief executive of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission is warning against allowing U.S.
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