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October 7, 2008
Journalists are trained to “follow the money” – to uncover who donates how much to what campaign, especially in the midst of a presidential election.
When Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld…
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October 7, 2008
Could the United States be forced into taking a page straight from Hugo Chávez’s playbook – down the path of nationalization? According to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, there’s an almost 100-percent chance it will.
Krugman…
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October 6, 2008
Despite the “populist uprising” to block the economic bailout, President Bush signed a $700 billion rescue plan Oct. 3. The bailout spurred much debate, including a second dispute between financial analysts Peter Schiff and…
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October 6, 2008
It seems anxiety from the financial crisis is reaching new highs, but the tipping point for one individual came at the Lehman Brothers gym in the midst of the company’s collapse.
While former…
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October 6, 2008
The collapse of several financial institutions has sparked a media blame game that continued on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Oct. 5.
Correspondent Steve Kroft attacked credit default swaps – sales…
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October 3, 2008
With all the turmoil in financial markets in the wake of a defeated federal government bailout package, hyperbole is running at high levels.
Take former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry,…
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October 3, 2008
Children’s cough and cold medicine is “safe” when used properly, but according to the same CBS doctor the product is “dangerous.” As a result, the network chose to blame business.
That’s what…
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October 3, 2008
It’s almost like yelling, “There’s not a fire” in a crowded theater. It’s enough to get the audience’s attention by startling them, even though the alarm isn’t supported by reality.
Such is the case with the cover of the new issue of Time…
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October 3, 2008
Fighting obesity with pork may not sound like the path to physical fitness – until you realize it isn’t “the other white meat,” but government spending.
The “NBC Nightly News” on Oct. 2 praised Republican Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett…
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October 2, 2008
If the French are embracing your economic proposals – something must be wrong according to one overseas investor.
That was what Hugh Hendry, the Scottish CIO of Eclectica Asset, told “Squawk…