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     Has CNBC, the financial network of NBC Universal, become the funeral parlor of free-market capitalism?

     Rob Cox, a former Bloomberg South Europe…

     If you want to get people on your side of an issue, scare them by suggesting something is going to hurt their children.

     That’s the environmentalists’ strategy, according to…

     The news media could create its own encyclopedia of made-up economic indicators – sweater sales, Starbucks, McDonalds, puppy dogs and more – and NBC added a new one to the list September 19: Hershey’s chocolate.

     The “Today”…

     Leave it to ABC to air extreme examples of financial concern to cast doubt on optimism amid troubling financial news.

      While conservative economists have criticized the trend of government bailouts for troubled financial…

     Like a steamroller, MSNBC host Chris Matthews ran over Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., in an interview about Sen. John McCain, the GOP and the nation’s economic problems.

     The “…

     So much for the media hype about Arctic ice disappearing this summer.

     Less than three months ago, NBC’s Anne Thompson was warning ominously of ice loss. “But this summer, some…

     When Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin claimed she defeated the infamous Alaskan “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark, the Democratic nominees and network, cable and print journalists rushed to “fact check” her statement.

     The federal government’s intervention and prevention of the collapse of American International Group (AIG) represents an acceptance of Marxist philosophies, according to some CNBC analysts.

     “They never made the real calls,…

     Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, Ariz., has acknowledged his technological shortcomings, but some in the media continue to portray him as a techno-phobe with no meaningful contributions to that sector of…

     Bailout. It’s all you hear any more. The government helps J.P. Morgan Chase bail out Bear Stearns. After years of mismanagement, the government bails out home mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then there’s talk of a bailout of…

     After Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection and Bank of America absorbed Merrill Lynch September 15, the knee-jerk reaction has been to call for more government regulation. But, according to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, regulation is…

     Is Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain’s campaign strategy “demeaning to women?” Yes, according to CBS’s Bob Schieffer, because the McCain camp is selective about when and where GOP vice-presidential nominee…

     It may not seem like a U.S. banking crisis could produce many winners, but it has according to CNBC.

    Washington correspondent John Harwood appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” September 15 – the day Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) failed…

     You should give credit where credit is due and to NBC’s credit, they did just that.

     The September 11 broadcast of “NBC Nightly News” featured retired billionaire Eli Broad – covering a positive side of businessmen. Broad is…

     The fragility of the U.S. banking system puts the country in a more dire position than many people realize according to CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer.

    Cramer, in his September 11…

     Call this a case of sex, drugs and crude oil.

     It was recently reported that federal investigators discovered an Interior Department group overseeing the collection of oil and natural gas royalties allegedly had sex with…

     Perhaps the network did it for old times’ sake. The September 10 “CBS Evening News” decided to recycle the media’s attack on bottled water.

     Having already attacked bottled…

     The price of oil has been steadily declining in recent weeks, but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could triple the price in the next seven years, according to one analyst.

     Charles T. Maxwell, the…