Business Articles

The Economy is at Cliff's Edge

8/18/2010 2:06 PM ET
We're looking into an abyss the media won't talk about and Obama won't do anything about.

Zero Percent Interest Rate: Networks Barely Mention Housing Finance Conference

8/18/2010 12:51 PM ET
ABC, CBS, and NBC spend more time on fedora sales than conference; print outlets echo calls for increased government role.

Media Hype and Corporate Health Ads are Finger Lickin' Bad for Business

8/18/2010 10:15 AM ET
Media hype health food, yet KFC, Wendy's struggle with grilled chicken, salad promotions.

Colmes Blogger: Churches' 'Free Ride' Should End

8/18/2010 1:00 AM ET
Wolfrum complains America 'riddled with religion,' losing potential income from tax-exempt orgs.

Cenk Uygur's Pitchfork Populism: Raise Taxes Because of Income Disparity

8/17/2010 6:14 PM ET
'Young Turks' host advocates 'mandatory' charity in the form of what he deems is a 'reasonable tax rate.'

WaPo's Frank Ahrens Suggests Krugman, Kudlow as Potential Romer Replacements

8/16/2010 3:54 PM ET
Columnist makes case for chair of White House Council of Economic Advisers candidates including two media personalities at opposite ends of political spectrum.

'Nightly News' Skips Social Security's 75th, Highlights Children's Cartoon

8/16/2010 11:17 AM ET
Kate Snow reports on 'ground-breaking' Dora the Explorer tenth anniversary, ignores government program deeply in debt.

'60 Minutes' Refuels Coal Ash Attacks, Omit Government Culpability

8/16/2010 11:10 AM ET
Leslie Stahl questions 'industry' disposal methods when state and federal regulations govern coal ash.

GMA Ignores Parents' Responsibility for Flying Kids

8/13/2010 3:55 PM ET
Morning show blames airline industry, kids for unaccompanied flight to Nashville.

Missing Parents: Media Continue Claiming Kids the Ones Buying Fast Food

8/13/2010 1:48 PM ET
USA Today cites data on 'each kid who buys a kids meal' when parents are usually making the purchase.

Jon Stewart Hoodwinked by Liberal Myth: 'You Can't Be Pro-Tax Cut and Anti-Deficit'

8/12/2010 9:13 PM ET
Comedy Central host mocks Republicans for being against allowing Bush tax cuts to expire and anti-deficit at the same time.

ABCNews.com Comes to the Rescue of Public Sector Unions

8/12/2010 2:44 PM ET
Reporter Rich Blake hints at 'new fat cats' but gives soapbox to union representatives to rebut 'unfounded' charges.

Social Security: Government 'Ponzi' Scheme Turns 75 with $41 Billion Shortfall

8/11/2010 5:14 PM ET
Social Security with its 'trust fund' of IOUs is in serious fiscal trouble, but you wouldn't guess it from the mainstream news media.

Holy Sacred Cows! USA Today Reporter Takes on GSEs

8/11/2010 2:56 PM ET
Paul Wiseman breaks media taboo and highlights GSEs as 'No.1 problem' with housing market.

American Anger Hotter Than the Weather ... for Good Reason

8/11/2010 11:51 AM ET
Budget woes, ethical failures, enormous deficit, high unemployment and more all add to rising tide of resentment.

Obama Criticism: Race Versus Reality

8/11/2010 11:48 AM ET
The same people that elected the president haven't recently discovered he's black; they have discovered he's untrustworthy.

Al Gore: 'The United States Government as a Whole Has Failed Us' on Global Warming

8/11/2010 7:15 AM ET
Former vice president, now climate alarmism activist, bemoans the inability of the Senate to pass cap-and-trade legislation.

Has CNN Warped Meteorologist Chad Myers' View on Climate Change?

8/10/2010 6:14 PM ET
Skeptic that once called theory of manmade global warming 'arrogant' now admits he believes humans impact climate.

Cramer: Democratic Congress, Not Fed Policy, to Blame for Economic Malaise

8/10/2010 3:52 PM ET
'Mad Money' host applauds Fed chair Bernanke for not being 'in the way'; says health care and Fin-Reg stalling expansion.

New film Relies On Michael Moore-like Graphics Vilifying CEOs, Investors, Wall Street

8/10/2010 11:23 AM ET
Will Ferrell movie 'The Other Guys' latest Hollywood attack on business.

Ground Zero Mosque Backlash a Symptom of Economy Says Think Progress Blogger

8/10/2010 11:20 AM ET
Former JournoList member Matt Yglesias psychoanalyzes conservatives to declare positions can only be rationalized in a bad economy.

New Iranian Submarine Threat Could Send Oil to $200 a Barrel

8/9/2010 4:04 PM ET
Analyst warns underreported 'terrorist' threat to the Strait of Hormuz could have detrimental effect on oil prices.

Freddie Mac Demands More (and More)

8/9/2010 11:31 AM ET
AP reports GSE requests another $1.8 billion in aid, bury omission from financial reform bill.

ABC Blames 'Decline of Organized Labor' for Income Stagnation

8/6/2010 3:24 PM ET
Reporter Ray Sanchez gives ample story space to SEIU union rep and member, avoids criticism of unions.

CNN's Unemployment Report Misses Mark by 71,000 Jobs

8/6/2010 10:22 AM ET
Anchor Kyra Phillips misreports that 60,000 jobs vanished in July; actual decline was 131,000.

Fin-Reg 'Hope and Change': Santelli Laments SEC FOIA Restrictions

8/5/2010 4:06 PM ET
Provision in recently passed Dodd-Frank Act gives regulators ability to limit transparency.

ABC Highlights 'Sharp' Increase in Income Gap

8/5/2010 11:42 AM ET
Reporter Rich Blake notes 'four decade' gap increase, ignores tax rates and inflation

Hype-brids: Networks Tout Green Vehicles but Americans Buy 4 Times as Many SUVs

8/5/2010 8:29 AM ET
ABC, CBS, and NBC cover hybrids 3 to 1 over SUVs, yet SUV sales climb nearly 40 percent while hybrid market share declines.

Court Filings Show '60 Minutes' Hero Donziger Colluded with Ecuadoran Government to Defraud Chevron

8/4/2010 5:44 PM ET
Outtakes of environmental documentary show plaintiff's lawyer and consultants created a $27.4 billion 'environmental damage' figure.

Journalists Still Hiding Obama's Broken Promises on Jobs

8/4/2010 3:48 PM ET
White House made lots of claims about stimulus, including up to 3.6 million private-sector jobs. So far, they are 5.3 million jobs short.