Politics
Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.
President Obama Needs an MBA, Not a Law Degree
President Barack Obama should have earned an MBA or a Ph. D. in economics at the University of...
Federal Reserve Cuts Stimulus to $65 Billion a Month
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a further $10 billion cut to its monthly bond purchases as...
Fed Expected to Announce Further $10 Billion Taper Today
Turmoil in emerging markets and a month of disappointing job growth at home are unlikely to deter the...
Businesses Win Twice Before Supreme Court to Reduce Liability
Companies won two unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rulings, averting what may have been billions of dollars in new...
Key Senate Democrat Refuses to Negotiate with Republicans on U.S. Debt Limit
Republicans demanding concessions in exchange for raising the U.S. debt ceiling will be refused, the Democratic chairwoman of...
How Obama’s Attack on Investors Could Affect You
President Obama is making inequality #1 issue in this year’s midterm elections, which means hold on to your...
ObamaCare Launch Leads 6.3 million to Become Eligible for Medicaid
More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for government healthcare plans for the poor since the Oct....
Minimum Wage is Not the Way to Improve Lives
It seems that every local government is straining to see which one can outdo the other in raising...
Lawmakers Unveil $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill
Negotiators in the U.S. Congress unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill that aims to prevent another government shutdown,...
Maryland Gains Federal Approval to Cap Hospital Spending
The Obama administration has agreed to a health-care experiment that will make Maryland a test case for whether...