Category Archives: Business

Mitt’s Attack on Crony Capitalism

Posted on January 23rd, 2012

Tough stuff. The right stuff. By Larry Kudlow Let me build on Charles Krauthammer’s great Friday column, “The GOP’s Suicide March.” Krauthammer argues that just as President Obama’s class-warfare, soak-the-rich mantra started lagging in the polls, some Republicans on the campaign trail started making the case that Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital was involved in nothing [...]

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Dow Sinks 6.4% for Week

Posted on September 24th, 2011

By STEVEN RUSSOLILLO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Fears of a possible Greek default and the U.S economy dipping back into recession pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its worst weekly decline in nearly three years. Stocks edged slightly higher on Friday, as a pledge from global officials to maintain financial stability alleviated some investor [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

Posted on September 12th, 2011

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Stock markets plunge after Obama speech

Posted on September 10th, 2011

By JOSH BOAK Deep skepticism about Congress passing President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs package and fears that Greece could slip into default sparked a severe stock market selloff on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 304 points, or 2.69 percent, a reminder of how dangerously fragile the situation is despite government initiatives [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

Posted on September 7th, 2011

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Solyndra solar company fails after getting controversial federal loan guarantees

Posted on September 1st, 2011

By Joe Stephens and Carol D. Leonnig A company that served as a showcase for the Obama administration’s effort to create jobs in clean technology shut down Wednesday, leaving 1,100 people out of work and taxpayers obligated for $535 million in federal loans. Solyndra, a California solar panel maker, had long been an administration favorite. [...]

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Stay On Vacation

Posted on August 24th, 2011

NRO By: Michael Tanner As the economy continues to teeter on the precipice of a double-dip recession, there is a growing demand for the president and Congress to rush back from their vacations and do something. But why? What is it that we really think the president can do? While the president’s latest economic plan [...]

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Economy Sinks Markets

Posted on August 18th, 2011

The U.S. economy is showing new signs of fatigue, depressing financial markets, discouraging consumers and unsettling businesses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 419.63 points, or 3.7%, Thursday, and is down 9.5% for August amid soaring trading volume and some of the worst volatility on record. Angst about the health of the U.S. and European [...]

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Obama’s ‘Counteroffensive’? Please!

Posted on August 16th, 2011

EXCERPT ONLY:  Seeing as President Obama cannot govern, he’s had to go back to campaigning — an activity with which he’s quite comfortable but decreasingly successful, as evidenced by his falling poll numbers and his endless, repetitive speeches. I don’t just throw out this governance charge lightly. The Los Angeles Times reports that Obama is [...]

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More Obama Spending Won’t Do It. And stocks know it

Posted on August 6th, 2011

  Larry Kudlow, NRO’s economics editor, is host of CNBC’s The Kudlow Report and author of the daily web log, Kudlow’s Money Politic$. EXTRACT ONLY:  ”What the economy needs, Mr. President, is a strong dose of new incentives, with pro-growth tax reform that flattens marginal rates and broadens the base for individuals and businesses. This [...]

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