Breaking tasks down into smaller sub-tasks can be very useful.

To be sure, if you watch CNBC all day long you'll pick up some interesting news about particular companies and the economy as a whole. Unfortunately, to get to the useful information, you have to wade through reams of useless stuff, with little guidance on how to distinguish between the two.

Of course, looking tough on inflation is part of any central banker's job description: if investors believe that inflation is going to get out of control, you end up with higher interest rates and capital flight, and a vicious circle quickly ensues.

Corporate welfare isn't necessarily a bad thing.

In conditions of uncertainty, humans, like other animals, herd together for protection.

The challenge for capitalism is that the things that breed trust also breed the environment for fraud.

Companies, like people, don't much like to change.