North Dakota’s Economic Boom Inspires Action on Energy Legislation
The U.S. House will vote next week on a package of energy and jobs bills Republican leaders say will help lower the price of energy… Read More
Morning Bell: The Private Sector is Not “Doing Fine”
In now-infamous comments on Friday, President Barack Obama informed America that “the private sector is doing fine.” This, of course, was news to the 12.7… Read More
Morning Bell: Unemployment Rises Again
For those hoping for good economic news out of Washington today, they’re in for a terrible disappointment. According to the latest jobs report from the… Read More
What College Graduates Really Need: A Job
Today, the Senate is once again slated to take up the issue of college loan interest rates. President Obama has made this issue a big… Read More
Do You Need A Permission Slip to Work in Your State?
For some professions, it makes a lot of sense to have some high standards before you’re allowed to work — doctors, pharmacists, pilots, you get… Read More
Infographic: Americans Fleeing the Job Market
On Friday, Americans woke up to the news that the labor market in April 2012 continued its plodding path of mediocrity. A mere 115,000 jobs… Read More
Morning Bell: Weak Economy Disappoints Again
Every day, America waits for a brighter future to arrive — the promise of change that President Barack Obama made in 2009 when he set a benchmark… Read More
Confidence in Economy Fizzling, New Poll Shows
If you ask the American people, they don’t have much good to say about the U.S. economy. According to a new poll by Quinnipiac University,… Read More
Obama’s Crystal Ball Wrong on Unemployment Once Again
A little over three years ago, President Barack Obama’s advisers released a chart that purported to predict the future. With the President’s almighty stimulus, they… Read More
Morning Bell: Hispanics and the 2012 Election
After last week’s Republican primary elections in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., the 2012 presidential primary season is reaching an inflection point, and eyes are… Read More
