Joseph Lazzaro

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in November - with strength in most sectors - a sign that the labor market continues to heal.

Dec 06, 2013

A CIA-funded Anti-Castro group asserted that Lee Harvey Oswald was linked to Cuba’s Fidel Castro in a plot; but it was a lie.

Dec 05, 2013

China's unilateral declaration of an "air defense zone" has both rattled and perplexed the international community.

Nov 29, 2013

Investors say there's still plenty to worry about regarding the economy, but added that "markets climb walls of worry" -- a Wall Street axiom.

Nov 21, 2013

Simply, the United States has never fully recovered from the assassination of President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.

Nov 20, 2013

Each year, new evidence indicates Oswald was a much different person than first portrayed after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Nov 18, 2013

The nation still doesn’t know what really happened on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, in part because the Agency is withholding key documents.

Nov 15, 2013

The U.S. economy is still expanding, as evidenced by the better-than-expected October job-creation total.

Nov 08, 2013

Anomalies require that more documents be made public to determine what really happened during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Nov 01, 2013

These four files may help determine what really happened on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Oct 28, 2013

Simply, CruxialCIO Editor Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, who left this life far too soon, in a tragic accident, made every person around him better.

Oct 25, 2013

There is a logic to the Tea Party’s extremely conservative stance, but it’s also counter-productive and ultimately, untenable.

Oct 05, 2013

A government shutdown would leave investors in the dark, at least temporarily, as the closely watched monthly U.S. jobs report would be delayed.

Sep 30, 2013

Wise investors should keep one eye on U.S. budget / debt talks in Washington and one on the price of oil.

Sep 28, 2013

The bad news for Democrats is that if the election was today: they'd lose 10-14 House seats. The good news: the election is not today.

Aug 27, 2013

The current U.S. banking system subsidizes too many risk decisions, and that has to change.

Aug 10, 2013

The U.S. economy is just starting to gain momentum. So why would one want to squelch it by decreasing quantitative easing too soon?

Jul 18, 2013

Regardless of the political weather in Washington, D.C., and the perpetual bickering between Democrats and Republicans, if there’s one thing that unites all Americans in frustration – exasperation, really – it’s gasoline prices.And lately, gas prices in the states seem to know only one direction: up. What’s more, in decades past U.S. motorists could count on at least one form or relief – seasonality, with gasoline prices falling in the autumn/winter, before rising in the spring/summer - the latter being the U.S. travel season. However, this decade even that seasonal relief seems to have disappeared.

Jun 27, 2013

However, the Fed said downside risks to the economy and job market have "diminished since the fall."

Jun 19, 2013

For decades, security has trumped privacy nearly every time, but there is a way back to public accountability and Bill of Rights protections.

Jun 09, 2013

The cause of the collapse is not known, but several witnesses said they saw an oversize-load truck strike the bridge before it fell.

May 24, 2013

The action is consistent with GE's goal to reduce the overall size of GE Capital, the company said Monday.

May 20, 2013

No, the current U.S. job market is not “a jungle out there.” But it’s close.

May 03, 2013

Most economists expect the economy to slow in the second quarter, due to the $85 billion sequester.

Apr 26, 2013

More evidence surfaced that indicates a radical turn by the two; also, the suspects' dad plans to travel to the U.S. "to clear up many things."

Apr 20, 2013

The cuts, triggered by the sequester, would occur over the next five years and require the approval of the U.S. Congress.

Apr 10, 2013

In its oil market report, OPEC cited renewed concern about the euro zone and Japanese economies.

Apr 10, 2013

At 3.93 million job openings, this survey, which is separate from the monthly jobs report, continues to show a slowly healing U.S. job market.

Apr 09, 2013

The total number of new jobs was less than expected, and the U.S. workforce participation rate dropped to its lowest level since 1979.

Apr 05, 2013