Business Articles

2008 Was Rough for Traditional Media

1/2/2009 2:44 PM ET
Newspaper companies lost $64B overall and print ownership continues to drag down stock prices across business models.

Dear WSJ: You Were Right About Antitrust

1/2/2009 12:08 PM ET
Can 'antitrustinistas' prove mergers have harmed the public?

Make 2009 the 'Year of Useful'

12/30/2008 12:20 PM ET
A resolution for the news media.

Dear NY Times: Speaking of Ponzi Schemes

12/29/2008 3:54 PM ET
Social Security is 'identical' to Madoff's 'scheme,' so Americans should stop being duped.

A Tale of Two Tax Cuts: Obama's Will Save Economy, Bush's for the 'Wealthiest'

12/29/2008 10:52 AM ET
'Nightly News' considers tax cuts an integral part of the Obama 'massive economic recovery plan,' ignores how rollback of Bush tax cuts would affect economy.

Madoff Gives Us Lots to Think About This Christmas

12/23/2008 10:54 AM ET
$50 billion in losses a reminder of ultimate Ponzi scheme Social Security.

Dear NY Times: Was Keynes Right About Excessive Savings?

12/22/2008 12:14 PM ET
According to The Times' favorite economist, savings is the problem.

Pumped Up Predictions

12/20/2008 5:50 AM ET
Network warnings of ever higher gas and oil prices leave out a key point they are usually wrong

Pumped Up Predictions: Executive Summary

12/20/2008 5:47 AM ET
Network warnings of ever higher gas and oil prices leave out a key point they are usually wrong

Pumped Up Prices

12/19/2008 3:00 PM ET

'World News' Ultimate Financial Hardship: Selling Your Body for Medical Science

12/19/2008 11:39 AM ET
For ABC, drug trials replace bread lines as signs of 'tough times.'

CNN Meteorologist: Manmade Global Warming Theory 'Arrogant'

12/19/2008 12:02 AM ET
Network's second meteorologist to challenge notion man can alter climate.

Dear NY Times: Applauding the Case for Creative Destruction

12/18/2008 5:42 PM ET
Op-ed makes it clear that even as companies 'die,' American capitalism survives and thrives.

Maddow Frustrated by Lower Goldman Sachs Tax Rate, Despite Losses

12/18/2008 12:59 PM ET
MSNBC host accuses investment bank of hiding money offshore to get 1 percent tax rate.

'Nightly News' Pushes Auto Bailout in Madoff Scandal Coverage

12/18/2008 11:08 AM ET
CNBC correspondent Trish Regan points out alleged Madoff $50 billion Ponzi scheme is 'twice the amount of money the auto companies are asking Congress for.'

Cramer: Social Security a Bigger Ponzi Scheme than Madoff's

12/18/2008 10:21 AM ET
CNBC's 'Mad Money' host says federal entitlement program operates in the same manner as Madoff's scam.

'Lost' In America

12/17/2008 3:43 PM ET
In 2008, we've lost a lot more than mere wealth.

CNN Plays Scrooge in Credit Card Hit Piece

12/17/2008 3:04 PM ET
John Roberts and Carol Costello attack 'warm and fuzzy' ads, promote greater regulation of plastic.

Murdoch Purchase of Wall Street Journal Doesn't Look So Bad, Say Journos

12/16/2008 6:32 PM ET
Former critics say media mogul's takeover of financial publication for the best, considering newspaper business downturn.

Criticism Prompts Cramer to Defend Great Depression Reversal

12/16/2008 11:27 AM ET
Two weeks after taking 1930s comparisons off the table, 'Mad Money' host responds to BMI and others.

CNN Cries for Japanese Recession 'Orphans'

12/15/2008 4:13 PM ET
'Newsroom' segment worries about daughter of stay-at-home mom, dad who works 12-14 hour days.

UAW Gave $1 Million+ to Pro-Bailout Congressmen

12/15/2008 3:21 PM ET
Media says anti-bailout congressmen in the pockets of foreign automakers; ignores union influence on pro-bailout voters.

Media Forgets That Wall Street Rip Off Artist is BIG Democrat Donor

12/15/2008 2:59 PM ET
Like the Blagojevich scandal, few are reporting Bernard Madoff's Democratic ties.

Media's Gas Price Crystal Ball Is Murky

12/15/2008 2:19 PM ET
Journalists can't predict the future, but keep on trying anyhow.

Dear WSJ: People Won't Buy Cars from Bankrupt Companies

12/15/2008 1:23 PM ET
But a bailout 'postpones' competitiveness and lessens chance of Big Three survival.

Dear NY Times: White House Bailout Logic is Flawed

12/15/2008 1:21 PM ET
In times of economic distress it is more important to use resources more carefully, not less.

GOP Senator Warns of 'Riots' if Automakers Are Bailed Out

12/12/2008 12:23 PM ET
Sen. Jim DeMint says unfair union influence and the bailout culture will anger many Americans.

Greenpeace Maligns Fishing Industry with Inaccurate Ad

12/12/2008 11:14 AM ET
Industry organization refutes environmental activists who claim Alaskan Pollock are being 'overfished.'

Kernen: Energy Czar Browner is 'Scary' during 'Once in a Lifetime Recession'

12/11/2008 2:14 PM ET
CNBC anchor says she could regulate emissions of 'bakeries, breweries, places of worship.'

The Gohmert Proposal: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Tax Holiday as Bailout Alternative

12/11/2008 1:16 PM ET
Texas congressman: tax holiday more cost efficient than Paulson's remaining $350 billion bailout; critics say it's too Keynesian.