Paul Christopher is among a large number of economists who think we’re close to the end of this recession. He’s also starting to worry about the next one.

Christopher, the global macro strategist for Eclipse Capital Management in Clayton, spoke this…

The underwear indicator isn’t the only offbeat economic statistic getting attention these days. Kiplinger.com has come up with 10 of them, from sales of alligator hides to the number of mosquito breeding spots in Arizona.

Some of the stats seem silly and…

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” came to St. Louis yesterday to interview James Bullard, president of the local Federal Reserve Bank. He’ll be a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee next year, so reporter Steve Liesman wanted to know what the…

Economist Paul Christopher doesn’t buy the Bush administration’s forecast of a strong economic rebound, nor does he think we’re headed for a repeat of the Great Depression. Christopher, the global macro strategist at Eclipse Capital Management in Clayton, thinks the economy will…