Business Articles

Big Government vs. Good Government

1/14/2009 12:52 PM ET
President-elect's push to delay digital TV conversion shows he lacks faith in mandates.

City of Madison, Wis. Eyes Draconian Zoning Ordinances to 'Adapt to Climate Change'

1/14/2009 12:20 PM ET
Liberal Wisconsin capital would limit development, tree removal, fast food restaurants and parking to promote 'sustainability.'

The Kidnapping of Santa Claus

1/14/2009 11:30 AM ET
A system that rewards failure cannot right itself.

Dear NY Times: Shrinking Trade Deficit is Bad News

1/14/2009 9:00 AM ET
Fewer imports mean reduced investment in the U.S. economy.

Kyoto Redux: Clinton Vows to Use Cabinet Position to Push for Climate Treaty

1/13/2009 11:41 AM ET
Secretary of State nominee and Senate Foreign Relations Chair both call global warming a 'security threat.'

Dear NY Times: Willie Sutton's Tax Plan

1/13/2009 9:03 AM ET
Bob Herbert wants a tax on financial transactions because 'that's where the money is.'

Dear NY Times: A Taxing Proposition

1/13/2009 8:59 AM ET
Herbert's plan claims a small tax on financial transactions wouldn't discourage business, so perhaps a per-word tax on writers should be adopted.

Economic Optimism at Last -- Jack Welch Sees 'First Signs of Light'

1/12/2009 2:51 PM ET
'Cavuto on Business' mentions 'encouraging signs' about the economy.

Obamanation Meets Obama-Flation

1/12/2009 10:26 AM ET
The President-Elect's job predictions increase 64 percent. Why isn't media asking questions?

Dear Washington Times: Rhetoric of 'Doom'

1/12/2009 9:43 AM ET
President-elect is following common political practice of keeping the populace 'alarmed' while talking about the need for a stimulus package.

Paul 'It's Never Enough' Krugman Strikes Again

1/9/2009 2:39 PM ET
Columnist says stimulus inadequate, shouldn't have tax cuts.

CNN Offers Populist's 'Pros and Cons' Instead of Balance

1/9/2009 1:54 PM ET
'American Morning' provides one columnist's perspective of President-elect's stimulus plan.

Nobel Prize Economist: Obama's Stimulus 'Not Enough'

1/8/2009 3:38 PM ET
Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Science and most cited economist in the world, blames Republican desire tax cuts for ineffectiveness.

Finally, a Bailout That Makes CNN Skeptical

1/8/2009 11:56 AM ET
'American Morning' offers balance, asks questions regarding porn companies' request for $5 billion federal bailout.

GOP Legislators Vow to Fight Reinstitution of Fairness Doctrine with Introduction of Broadcaster Freedom Act

1/7/2009 8:23 PM ET
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.: 'We are not going to allow this rule to be reenacted either by the FCC, by the Obama administration or by Congress.'

Obama Stimulus: $1 Trillion, 600,000 Government Jobs and Few Media Questions

1/7/2009 4:11 PM ET
With a forecasted $1 trillion deficit for the foreseeable future, mainstream media hit and miss on just how much government will expand under current proposals.

CNN Highlights Government's Digital 'Snafu'

1/7/2009 3:59 PM ET
Gerri Willis reports that the program to fund TV converters is 'out of money.'

Are We Crazy? Starting a Business NOW?

1/7/2009 1:15 PM ET
The first sprouts of the new American economy are already breaking through the snow.

Nick's Big Green Hype

1/7/2009 1:00 AM ET
Next on Nick: environmental propaganda!

Accuweather's Bastardi: Global Cooling Reason for Putin Shutting off Gas Pipeline

1/6/2009 8:23 PM ET
Expert forecaster sees Putin's moves with energy as a power play in anticipation of global cooling 20-30 years out.

CNBC's Goldman Defends Opinion of Apple CEO Jobs' Health

1/6/2009 8:18 PM ET
Network's Silicon Valley bureau chief insists Jobs health rumors were without merit and he was 'fine.'

CNN's Gupta: A Surgeon General Who Backs an Obesity Tax?

1/6/2009 4:46 PM ET
Obama has tapped Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who warned viewers about the danger of eating iPhones and supported a San Francisco plan to tax 'cheap' corn products.

CNN's Dobbs on Global Warming Hysteria: 'It's Almost a Religion without Any Question'

1/6/2009 2:38 PM ET
'Lou Dobbs Tonight' host observes global warming alarmists cherry-pick facts in climate change arguments.

FOX Analyst: Additional Stimulus Needed if Gas Taxes Raised

1/6/2009 9:54 AM ET
'Cavuto on Business' guests call increase in federal gas tax 'totally insane,' 'mind-boggling.'

Obama Comes Up With 'Create'-ive Solution to Jobs

1/5/2009 5:03 PM ET
After blizzard of misreporting, media bailed out by president-elect.

Dear Chicago Trib: U.S. Should Be Shangri-la

1/5/2009 4:38 PM ET
If spending makes the economy go-round, decades of overspending should have created a paradise - it didn't.

EPA 'Cow Tax' Could Charge $175 per Dairy Cow to Curb Greenhouse Gases

1/5/2009 3:55 PM ET
Farm Bureau warns just this one rule may increase milk production costs up to 8 cents a gallon.

GMAC Continues Sponsorship of Bowl Game Despite $5 Billion Taxpayer Bailout

1/2/2009 4:40 PM ET
Auto lender maintains naming rights to annual New Year's sporting event with reported price tag of $500k.

Time's Economic Blame Points in Only One Direction

1/2/2009 2:35 PM ET
Magazine says free market, GOP responsible for financial crisis.