Business Articles

Presidential Historian: Obama Could Permanently Ban ANWR Drilling

11/12/2008 3:01 PM ET
Douglas Brinkley tells CNN's Lou Dobbs new president may turn Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to a national monument.

NBC Universal Plans Wall-to-Wall 'Green Week' Coverage

11/12/2008 2:51 PM ET
Family of networks will air 150 hours of environmental programming Nov. 16-22.

Journalists Credit Obama for Stock Gains, Ignore Losses

11/12/2008 2:36 PM ET
News media apply double standard to president-elect's influence on market fluctuations.

Dear NY Times: Treasury Bailout is 'Thief Disguised as Humanitarian'

11/12/2008 1:54 PM ET
A response to lobbyists fighting over the 'bailout pie.'

NBC Calls for More Health Insurance Regulation

11/12/2008 11:02 AM ET
'Nightly News' medical editor says government must block insurers from charging different prices to cover men and women.

All's Fair with the Left

11/12/2008 10:45 AM ET
Media ignore how unfair liberal plans really are.

ABC Ponders Bailing Out More Troubled Industries -- Like the Media!

11/12/2008 10:38 AM ET
'World News' weighs pros, cons of GM bailout; suggests other sectors could be considered for rescue.

Nanny State Diaries: CBS Profiles Schools Outlawing Baked Goods

11/12/2008 10:01 AM ET
Overbearing state ban on food with high sugar or fat content makes fundraising bake sales illegal.

GM Bailout Only Way to Stave Off Great Depression II, Says Cramer

11/11/2008 6:36 PM ET
'Mad Money' host tells viewers letting a bad business fail, putting the labor elsewhere would never work.

Sen. Sessions Slams 'Investment Banker' Paulson

11/11/2008 4:46 PM ET
Alabama Republican says fear, time pressure being used to push GM bailout; warns against advocating George Soros-type economic policy.

ABC Hit Piece Again Mischaracterizes AIG Gathering

11/11/2008 3:59 PM ET
'Good Morning America' hidden camera caught executives 'living high on the hog' at a junket that wasn't.

CNBC's Macke Recommends Complete Takeover of General Motors

11/11/2008 10:37 AM ET
"Fast Money" panelist says if government won't allow the preferred free-market solution, it should take full federal control instead

Dear Wonk Room: No 'Right' Way to Bail Out Industry

11/11/2008 9:32 AM ET
Telling the government how to bail out the auto industry is like telling burglars the "right" way to steal.

Post's Pearlstein: Raising Taxes During Slowdown Not a Bad Thing

11/10/2008 6:20 PM ET
Pultizer Prize-winning business columnist tells MSNBC taxpayer money in government hands good for economy.

Financial Times Editor Doubts 'Ripple Effect' of GM Failure

11/10/2008 4:22 PM ET
Policymakers insist bailout for automakers necessary, but Francesco Guerrera tells CNBC it's less important than rescuing financial institutions

Bad Businesses Should Face Market Consequences

11/10/2008 3:16 PM ET
A rebuttal of AIG senior VP's claim that the federal bailout the company received was 'better' than bankruptcy.

New York Times 'Hopes' Obama is New Roosevelt

11/10/2008 1:27 PM ET
Krugman, business columnist call for 'Franklin Delano Obama' to usher in new, New Deal.

Letter to the Baltimore Sun

11/10/2008 11:01 AM ET
A commentary on the 'absurd drama' of Washington politics.

Krugman: Government Should Spend $600 Billion to Solve Economic Woes

11/7/2008 4:38 PM ET
Nobel Prize-winning NY Times columnist tells CNBC government should allocate 4 percent of GDP for 'stimulus.'

CNBC Contributor Proposes Higher Taxes on Cheap Energy

11/7/2008 4:26 PM ET
Mesirow Financial chief economist suggests creating artificial demand for expensive alternative fuels if oil prices drop too low.

New York Times: Proposition 8 Hurts California Business

11/7/2008 4:12 PM ET
Newspaper claims shutting down the same-sex weddings will deepen economic crisis, doesn't mention that 'huge' impact is less than three-tenths of a percent of the state's deficit.

NYTimes.com Video: 'Lesson' from 1930s: Government the Solution

11/7/2008 2:48 PM ET
Reporters say federal intervention, bailouts were lesson of Great Depression.

CBS Finds Worst-Case Economic Hardship Story; Blames $4 Gas, Bailouts

11/7/2008 11:15 AM ET
'Evening News' follows other national media to Elkhart, Ind., where restaurateur is threatened by slowdown.

To CNN, More Regulation from Treasury Isn't Worth Noting

11/6/2008 6:22 PM ET
American Morning host again cites Soros' criticism of Paulson, but is silent on anti-free market bent of possible picks.

'Today' Revives Carbon-Spewing 'Ends of the Earth' Special

11/6/2008 4:32 PM ET
NBC morning show misses irony in emitting tons of carbon to travel globe for climate change special.

Obama's Chief of Staff Pick a Freddie Mac Alum - Will Media Notice?

11/6/2008 2:50 PM ET
Rep. Rahm Emanuel held paid position on troubled GSE's board from 2000-2002, when Freddie Mac was accused of accounting and campaign finance irregularities.

Letter to The New York Times

11/6/2008 12:14 PM ET
Do people 'deserve' universal health care?

Cramer: Stop Deporting Illegal Aliens to Solve Housing Woes

11/6/2008 10:42 AM ET
'Mad Money' host details roadmap to financial fix: bail out automakers, utilize more natural gas, end deportations.