Business Articles

Analysis: Ford CEO 'Green' Road Trip to Cost $23,000 in Lost Wages

12/2/2008 9:03 PM ET
CNBC's Macke determines pricetag of Mulally trip from Detroit to Washington via hybrid vehicle a total of $23,485.

Dear USA Today: Companies Are Not 'Big Brother'

12/2/2008 4:41 PM ET
Economic competition 'discovers' what consumers like better than media or politicians.

Michigan Mayor Says No Auto Bailout Will Mean Depression

12/2/2008 2:55 PM ET
Virg Bernero says letting Big Three 'fall by the wayside' will 'hurt national security.'

Dear NY Times: Initiative, Not Government, Creates Prosperity

12/2/2008 12:37 PM ET
When the state takes over meeting the needs of individuals people become less resourceful.

Cramer: Depression Comparisons are 'Scare Tactics'

12/2/2008 11:36 AM ET
CNBC 'Mad Money' host backtracks on Depression warnings, urges calm amid recession.

Obama Supporters Like Capitalism After All

12/2/2008 10:07 AM ET
From commemorative issues to $35,000 rentals, the left is having a free-market field day.

Dear NY Times: U.S. Economy Overflows with Outliers

12/1/2008 2:51 PM ET
Free markets give unprecedented opportunities to many.

New York Times Parties 'Like It's 1929'

12/1/2008 2:42 PM ET
Times continues media theme of another Great Depression.

'Nightly News' Spins 'Black Friday' Increase as Bad

12/1/2008 10:28 AM ET
NBC downplays 7.2 percent hike in holiday sales; previously called sales on the day after Thanksgiving 'a giant barometer on the true state of the economy.'

Automakers, Unions Play 'Defense' to Get Bailout

11/26/2008 12:03 PM ET
Failing manufacturers claim taxpayer rescue is necessary on national security grounds.

Networks Gloss Over Geithner's Past, Ignore Criticism

11/26/2008 11:57 AM ET
Broadcast journalists pave way for Obama's Treasury Secretary by praising history, forgetting involvement in Lehman collapse.

Air America President Dismisses Deficit Spending as 'Rhetoric'

11/26/2008 11:12 AM ET
Liberal talk radio head Mark Green says balanced budgets only 'politically real.'

NBC Laments Bush's Last-Minute Oil Shale Maneuvering

11/26/2008 11:05 AM ET
Correspondent Lisa Myers cites actor Robert Redford to prove energy strategy a threat.

Bloomberg: Chocolate's the Cure for Economic Woes

11/25/2008 6:23 PM ET
Financial reporter shows cocoa commodities directly correlated to unemployment rate.

Cramer's Flip: Obama Treasury Pick Once 'Disaster,' Now 'Smooth Hand'

11/25/2008 1:00 PM ET
Tim Geithner, admonished by CNBC 'Mad Money' host before selection now only subtly criticized.

'Evening News' Shows How Green Innovation is Done -- Without Government

11/25/2008 12:59 PM ET
Car designer able to create marketable "green" automobile without help from government or large auto manufacturer.

CNN Fights the Free Market Argument

11/25/2008 12:57 PM ET
Ali Velshi of 'Your $$$$$,' says critics of regulation could meet 'in a phone booth.'

Velshi Gives Viewers Harsh Dose of Reality on Economic Policy

11/25/2008 12:55 PM ET
CNN chief business correspondent warns 'free' market economy may lose freedom, is skeptical of 'fake' green economy.

Dear WSJ: Governments Are Little Different Than Pirates

11/25/2008 11:13 AM ET
Like Somali bandits seizing ships, governments seize property under threat of personal harm.

Networks Start Cheerleading for 'New-New Deal'

11/25/2008 11:08 AM ET
Evening news shows have no room for skepticism when there's an economy to nationalize.

'Nightline' Shuns Balance While Blasting CEOs.

11/21/2008 6:23 PM ET
ABC's Brian Ross doesn't let fairness get in the way of good have vs. have-not story.

Fox Biz Anchor 'Frustrated' by Misuse of TARP

11/21/2008 4:54 PM ET
Alexis Glick says unpredictability of Treasury's bailout is affecting markets.

'Today' Unveils 'Water Footprint' Alarmism

11/21/2008 3:58 PM ET
NBC morning show obsesses over resource, compares H2O to financial crisis.

Networks Downplay Union Factor in Auto Manufacturing

11/21/2008 3:57 PM ET
CBS, NBC contrast foreign automakers' facilities with beleaguered Big Three, but ignore union causes of turmoil.

Investor Warns Dollar Rally Coming to an End

11/21/2008 3:29 PM ET
President of Euro Pacific Capital tells CNBC's 'Fast Money' recent rally in U.S. dollar unsustainable, will soon collapse.

Dear Globe: Spending Santas Will Stay Jolly

11/21/2008 12:14 PM ET
Elected officials give pork indiscriminately to the nice on their list.

Michael Moore Proposes Gov't Takeover of Autos; Good Riddance to Capitalism

11/21/2008 11:40 AM ET
Controversial filmmaker blasts free market system for carmakers failure, says federal control would produce mass transit and hybrid cars.

Early Thanksgiving: Gas Goes Below $2 a Gallon

11/21/2008 9:38 AM ET
Price of unleaded drops more than 50 percent in just four months.