“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt test drove a Smart Car – popular in Europe and manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz – on the January 27 program. Although the fuel efficiency of the Smart Car is a higher-than-average 36…

     Bernanke can’t catch a break these days – whether it is people like CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer screaming Armageddon if the Fed doesn’t cut rates or if it is politicians in Washington up for re-election demanding…

     There’s an old saying – “Congress never touches anything they don’t hurt,” but you would never know that might be the case by the glowing reception the $150-billion taxpayer-funded stimulus plan got from each of the…

     When newscasts start reporting about how to find a job after you’ve been laid off from the recession, things must be very bad, right?

     According to the January 23 “CBS Evening News,” it is something to be worried about, but…

     Although he quit working full-time for ABC News in 1999, former ABC reporter and “World News Sunday” anchor Sam Donaldson still is full of opinions when it comes to the economy and politics.

     Donaldson, who is a contributor to…

     Panicked selling by investors has caused sizeable Wall Street drops recently, but instead of presenting a calm analysis ABC seemed content to fan those fears on January 22.

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