Is U.S. Chamber of Commerce Anti-Business?
“Is Barack Obama More Pro-Business Than Ron Paul?” led the headline on the popular blog at LewRockwell.com. “Yes,” Rockwell sarcastically answered his own...
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SEC to Target Short Sellers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made public on April 8 several alternative plans under consideration for regulating the activities of short sellers....
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Japan & China: Following Obama’s Lead on Spending?
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s remark that he was “worried” about the $1 trillion in U.S. debt he was holding caused such a chill...
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Down Goes the Dow
Down, down, down goes the Dow (and all the other stock indexes), and how much further the markets are likely to fall before...
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Obama: Buying a Second Term?
On Tuesday, February 18, President Barack Obama achieved one of his first major goals in office by making his $787 billion stimulus plan...
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Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme Victimizes ACLU, Others
In a December 23 communication sent to the American Civil Liberties Union's benefactors, administration and finance director Alma Montclair reported that the organization...
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Bailout Bill Did Not Stop Stock-market Slide
The enactment of the now-notorious $700 billion bailout package did not stop the downward slide of the stock market, as its proponents had...
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Fed to Buy Commercial Paper
Following a roller coaster day on Wall Street that saw the Dow close under 10,000 for the first time in years, the Federal...
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Global Food Prices on the Rise
The recent precipitous climb in global food prices is nothing less than “mass murder,” according to UN food envoy Jean Ziegler. In a...
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