Economy

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

Nobel Prize-winning NY Times columnist tells CNBC government should allocate 4 percent of GDP for 'stimulus.'

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

Reporters say federal intervention, bailouts were lesson of Great Depression.

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

'Evening News' follows other national media to Elkhart, Ind., where restaurateur is threatened by slowdown.

Cramer: Stop Deporting Illegal Aliens to Solve Housing Woes

'Mad Money' host details roadmap to financial fix: bail out automakers, utilize more natural gas, end deportations.

McCain's "Fundamentals of the Economy" Flub: A Revisionist View

Today the Times points to John McCain's statement as a gaffe that "fundamentally altered the dynamic of the race." But one Times writer characterized the resulting criticism as a "cheap shot."

Corzine 'Not Going to Say Never' to Treasury Position

CNBC 'Squawk Box' host tells New Jersey governor he 'could save the world.'

Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage

'Big three' cover campaign horse race, surveys nearly eight times more than policy proposals.

Coal State Gov. Sides with Obama on 'Bankrupting' Industry

Democratic state executive defends presidential hopeful's promise to destroy industry.

UCLA Economist: Fundamentals Looked 'Good' Before Bailout Talk Caused 'Panic'

Lee E. Ohanian says GDP growth was 'on average' and productivity growth 'very high.'

Burnett: McCain Win Might Give Stocks 'Big Pop,' Market 'Priced In Obama'

CNBC Anchor says Obama win would not boost markets, but 60 seat majority 'matters' to Wall Street.
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