Jeff Reeves: Time to short this euro-zone optimism

By Jeff Reeves, MarketWatch

The European debt crisis has been weighing on investors’ minds all summer. And despite the recent stock market rally, the only thing that’s truly known about the euro zone sovereign debt debacle is that it has to be fixed for the market to mend.

Whether it’s fixed or not is not even up for debate. There is decided lack of certainty on the issue. And whether or [...]

Let’s all default! Jeff Reeves has a Swiftian modest proposal, the U.S. and its citizenry reap the benefits of walking away from federal debts.

By Jeff Reeves

ROCKVILLE, Md. (MarketWatch) — It is a sad situation when hard-working CEOs and money managers who make this country great must watch a bloated federal budget waste our hard-earned money.

Millions of Americans claim they are old, sick or laid off — and, instead of working for an honest livelihood, employ all their time begging for a government handout. They drive up the national [...]