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Published January 30, 2013
No one can accuse the Democrats of being the party of personal responsibility. Confronted with an economy that contracted in the fourth quarter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi blamed Congressional Republicans for obstructing the president’s agenda and creating uncertainty.
Published January 28, 2013
With corporate profits at record levels and stocks regaining the ground lost during the financial crisis, Wall Street anxiously anticipates the return of the individual investors to equity markets.
Published January 14, 2013
With so many recent graduates serving cappuccino and treading water in unpaid internships, a four-year diploma is not quite the solid investment it once was, and should not be so-often viewed as such a necessity by society.
Published January 04, 2013
The economy would have to add about 12.9 million jobs over the next three years—about 358,000 each month—to bring unemployment down to 6 percent.
Published December 19, 2012
President Obama and Speaker Boehner are cooking up a deal to avert the fiscal cliff that could easily thrust the economy into a deep recession.
Published December 11, 2012
Even if President Obama and Speaker Boehner manage to avert the “fiscal cliff,” Washington’s budget woes won’t be solved. Simply, politicians on both sides are blind to facts and deaf to reason.
Published December 05, 2012
The economy must add more than 349 thousand jobs each month for three years to lower unemployment to 6 percent and that is not likely with current policies.
Published November 12, 2012
Without genuine deficit reduction, the United States is headed for economic chaos by the end of the decade.
Published November 02, 2012
The economy added 171,000 jobs in October. That was up from 148,000 in September, but hardly enough to bring unemployment down to acceptable levels.
Published October 29, 2012
Early estimates of the direct damage caused by Hurricane Irene were in the range of $7 billion but ultimately it inflicted $15 to 20 billion in damage. It seems likely that Sandy will impose greater destruction of property.