Morning Bell: Top 3 Small Business Struggles
Small businesses are getting a lot of focus from politicians, because they are a key engine of job creation—which has stalled in the U.S. economy…. Read More
Morning Bell: Another Recession Is Imminent
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that without a doubt, America will have a fresh recession next year unless Congress and the President prevent… Read More
CBO Warns: President Obama and Congress Risk Triggering Another Recession
About 1.6 million American jobs hang in the balance. That is the clear implication of analysis contained in the annual budget update by the Congressional… Read More
The Results Are In: Chinese Stimulus Fails
Almost four years after implementation of worldwide economic “stimulus,” global growth remains stalled. In the U.S., the unemployment rate is still over 8 percent. In… Read More
Morning Bell: ‘Pizza Tax’ Only a Hint of Obamacare’s Costs
Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter spurred new outrage over Obamacare when he said recently that the law will hike pizza prices. But his business… Read More
Trading Up to Create Better Jobs
According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, creating good jobs should be the number one priority for the next President. One of the best ways… Read More
Morning Bell: Has Any Administration Policy NOT Killed Jobs Lately?
Congress has headed off for its long vacation-and-campaign season, fleeing Washington as the unemployment rate rises. According to the Labor Department’s July jobs report, the… Read More
Bashing China Won’t Fix Our Economy
Both ends of the political spectrum seem to be competing to be tougher on China economic issues. They’re both wrong. Chinese policy does warp the… Read More
Morning Bell: Jobs, Unemployment Stuck
Today’s jobs report is a broken record, with the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent. The Department of Labor reports that only 80,000 jobs were… Read More
Author Ed Conard Talks Bain Capital, Economics and Obama’s Record
Edward Conard spent 14 years as a partner at Bain Capital, the most scrutinized company in America. But these days, he’s in the news for… Read More
