Eurozone Ministers Meet to Force Integration
As the finance ministers from each of the 17 members of the eurozone meet in Brussels today, the main topic is “integration.” It’s...
About: Bob Adelmann
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Price Controls, Hugo Chavez, and Venezuelan Poverty
When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced last Tuesday the imposition of new price controls on a long list of consumer items, he expressed...
“Green” Jobs and Real Jobs
The Wall Street Journal virtually called the Obama administration’s efforts to create “green” jobs a joke, decrying the President’s efforts to jump-start the...
Euro’s Failure Imminent, Says “The Economist”
In its attempt to quell rising uneasiness in the wake of the failed German bond sale last week, the establishment magazine The Economist...
Latest Economic Surveys Show Little Optimism
The Republican Small Business Committee reported on November 8 that small-business optimism “remains extremely low,” and that business owners “simply are not hiring...
Germany’s Finances Weak and Getting Weaker
The “disastrous” failure of the German bond auction on Wednesday when buyers failed to bid the offering and Germany’s Central Bank — the...
The Mystery of Thanksgiving Day: of Turkeys and Pencils
Jeff Jacoby listed some of the reasons he was thankful on Thanksgiving Day in 2003, including the feast on the table, the company...
How Canada Cut Spending and Got a “Payoff Decade”
From Reuter’s interview with former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in August came a much fuller understanding of the forces that moved the...
Liberty Univ. Allows Concealed Carry on Campus
Lynchburg, Virginia's Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. (left) announced a change in policy that now allows students, staff, and visitors with concealed...
Is Collapse of MF Global the Start of the Run on America?
Four of MF Global’s former clients have made public their experiences with the failed financial derivatives broker, each of them losing their money...
France Slides Towards Debt Downgrade
Moody’s rating service warned on Monday that France’s coveted triple-A credit rating is in jeopardy as a result of the country’s “elevated borrowing...
80 is the New 65, Two Surveys Show
On Wednesday Wells Fargo released the results of its survey of 1,500 individuals between ages 25 and 75, titling it “80 is the...
Economic Outlook: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknowable
Expressions of joy were muted on Wall Street at Friday's release of the latest report from the Conference Board (CB) showing its Leading...
Options After the Supercommittee Failure
Barring a miracle, the Supercommittee will announce Monday morning its failure at coming up with legislation to reduce the projected combined federal budget...
NYTimes Piece Distracts from the Real European Story
Thursday’s article in The New York Times by writers Jack Ewing and Nicholas Kulish about the “rift” between factions over the role of...