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May 3, 2007
Both ABC and CBS evening news programs praised a new drug that could save lives threatened by osteoporosis. But they didn’t say what company spent years and millions of dollars developing it.
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May 2, 2007
Networks
Chip Away at Dow Milestones
How many times does the Dow
have to…
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May 2, 2007
The stock market is reflecting the strength of the American economy. The Dow broke 13,000 on April 25 for good reason.
Corporate earnings are strong, the economy is growing, tax revenues are up and the federal budget deficit is shrinking…
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May 2, 2007
As a major stock index rose to “uncharted territory,” the media collectively frowned instead of celebrating.
After 9/11 the stock markets plunged, but they began to recover after the passage of the 2003 Bush tax cuts. The Dow climbed back…
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May 1, 2007
Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? It’s not for sale, but even if it were, BusinessWeek doesn’t think you should be able to buy it.
The May 7 issue warned that “privateers” (another word for “…
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April 30, 2007
“Mind the gap” isn’t just for the London Underground anymore. The April 28 edition of CNN’s “In the Money” lamented a gap in pay between men and women, but the segment itself had a few gaps.
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April 30, 2007
Corn prices are up. Demand is up. That much the “CBS Evening News” reported. But the April 27 report left out the primary reason.
“It’s a gold rush everyone wants to get in on,” said CBS…
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April 30, 2007
One CEO has embraced the idea of letting shareholders vote on his pay, and the “CBS Evening News” embraced him for it.
“In one work day, America’s average CEO…
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April 30, 2007
Gas prices are high, but CNN wants them higher. Lots higher. CNN’s Allen Wastler told viewers April 28 that the government should increase the price with a huge new tax. “Put in a tax to make it $4 a gallon right now,” he…
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April 26, 2007
You can’t get much more ironic than wanting more funding for federal food grants for obese people. But that was essentially what Dr. Sanjay Gupta pushed on CNN “American Morning.”
“WIC is on the chopping block,” said the CNN chief medical…