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Jeff Poor | March 17, 2009

Since his now-famous Chicago Tea Party outburst from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in February, CNBC’s Rick Santelli had seemingly disappeared from the spotlight.

 

However, on CNBC’s March 17 “Squawk Box,”…

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Jeff Poor | March 12, 2009

Global banks lending money to other countries including “the playground of the Middle East” angered Congressmen, but Lisa Myers investigation didn’t point out that those critics of how the banks lent money voted for TARP (Troubled Asset Relief…

Jeff Poor | March 12, 2009

Prominent hurricane forecaster Dr. William M. Gray, a professor at Colorado State University, appeared at The Heartland Institute’s 2009 International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) in New York on March 11 to elaborate on his theory that a…

Dan Gainor | March 11, 2009

This is the winter of environmentalists’ discontent. They desperately want the earth to be warming to prove Al Gore’s truth inviolate and they are going to make you pay thousands of dollars for it no matter whether it’s true or not.

But…

Julia A. Seymour | March 11, 2009

On Election Day 2008, as people anticipated Obama’s victory, global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP), called the biggest Election Day rally since 1984 an “Obama effect.”

Look at the market now: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…

Dan Kennedy | March 11, 2009

Maybe nobody’s noticed – I haven’t heard any pundits mention – that Obama’s next tax scheme punishes married successful people even more than unmarried successful people.

As I understand it, Obama’s tax attack begins at $200,000 of…

BMI Staff | March 11, 2009
Like a Mama Bear, Networks Protect Obama from His Down Market Stock market reports ignore president's influence or defend him against criticism, but give credit for March 4, Election…
Jeff Poor | March 11, 2009

Is it possible that one of the most outspoken figures of the global warming alarmist movement has violated ethical, if not legal boundaries in his job? John Theon, a retired senior NASA atmospheric scientist said he believed so.

Theon…

Edward Schatz | March 10, 2009

For all intents and purposes, Jim Cramer has left the Obama “Hope and Change” express. In an interview with Meredith Viera on the March 10 “Today” show, Cramer, along with Erin Burnett of CNBC, sounded off on the Obama administration’s plan to…

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Edward Schatz | March 9, 2009

Even with our economic troubles, things are not yet as bad at the Depression-era with its unemployment level of about 25 percent. But that didn’t stop the “Today” show from drawing the comparison with a “modern day shanty town” near the “railroad…

Julia A. Seymour | March 9, 2009

The U.S. is at war with the failing economy, according to Warren Buffett, who told CNBC viewers that it had “fallen off a cliff.”

In September 2008, Buffett compared the market turmoil to “an economic Pearl Harbor,” and on March 9 he…

Jeff Poor | March 9, 2009

If you want to fight the good fight against Draconian climate change legislation, catch your elected officials with witnesses around, don’t try to talk privately with them.

That was the advice Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., gave while…

Edward Schatz | March 6, 2009

On March 5, Jim Cramer published a response on his website to White House attacks on his credibility on financial issues. The most startling aspect of the response was Cramer’s admission on his politics. “To be totally out of the closet, I…

Jeff Poor | March 6, 2009

Another day into the new era of Obama in Washington, D.C. and it’s another down day for the stock market.

Since President Barack Obama took office on Jan. 20, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has lost more than 1,000 points. The…

Jeff Poor | March 5, 2009

Could it soon be criminal to lose money for taking on too much risk? If Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has his way, it might. Just don’t expect him to talk to the media about his role in the crisis.

Frank, the chairman of the House…

Edward Schatz | March 5, 2009

It’s a bad time to be taking a “business” trip to a luxurious retreat in a warm climate. Especially if you’re doing it on someone else’s dime. If the networks find out, they’ll sneak hidden cameras in and report every detail of your lavish…

Jeff Poor | March 5, 2009

Finally after five straight down days for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), it rallied back 149 points to finish at 6,875 on March 4.

 

Was it just a bear market rally or were investors starting gain a little confidence…

Jeff Poor | March 5, 2009

It was just a matter of time.

 

The goons at Comedy Central finally got the opportunity to sharpen their knives and cut into CNBC Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor reporter Rick Santelli for his Feb. 19 anti-federal government…