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United States Downgraded Again by Economic Freedom Index
The Fraser Institute's 2012 Economic Freedom Index was just released last week. The index is compiled by Florida...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall as Corporate Earnings Outlook Dims; JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon Blasts White House and Congress; U.S. Economic Growth Remains Weak
U.S. stocks extended losses as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a fourth day. “The fear is...
Daily Data Flow: Beware of Jobs Data, Welch Warns; Lehman Brothers May Pay Just 21 Cents on the Dollar; WiFi Provider Ruckus Wireless Plans IPO
Former GE CEO Welch Says White House Manipulates Jobs Data (Bloomberg) Jack Welch, writing on his Twitter account,...
Who REALLY Won the Debate?
The overnight polls indicate that Gov. Mitt Romney trounced President Obama in the first presidential debate last night...
The Global Guru: Three Surprising Truths behind Today’s Economic Headlines
1. The "Great Recession" in the United States Was Worse Than You Thought According to original estimates, U.S. gross...
Can Romney Make a Comeback?
Can Romney make a comeback? Yes, if he can reinvent himself and become more likeable. Newt Gingrich offered...
At the Republican National Convention
Last week, I attended the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. There, I had a chance to witness...
Attending the Republican National Convention
I've never been to a political convention before, but Jo Ann and I were invited to the National...
Demise of Small Banks Shows Unintended Consequences of Regulation
Since 1990, when the United States had more than 12,000 commercial banks, the number of financial institutions in...
Supreme Alert: Court Endorses “Unlimited Government!” Stock Market Falls Again…
The fallout of the Supreme Court decision will be felt for months... In essence, the decision opens the...