JPMorgan Chase Losses: No Reason for More Regulation
JPMorgan Chase’s announcement that it has lost $2 billion in a failed hedge strategy sent shock waves through the financial world yesterday. And in Washington,… Read More
Over 2,400 Tea Partiers Arrested
The liberal perspective on the “Occupy” movement is really something spectacular. Before the movement had really even announced a position or set of “demands,” progressives… Read More
A Small-Business Owner’s Message to “Occupy Wall Street”
Camping out for nearly a month, yelling, chanting, and painting signs is apparently some people’s idea of a good time. But given all this time… Read More
Americans Blame Economic Woes on Washington Before Wall Street
Americans remain convinced of Washington’s culpability in the economic crisis from which the country is still struggling to recover, according to a pair of new… Read More
Obama Economy: Wall Street to Lose 10,000 Securities Jobs
Just last week, America learned that September was yet another bad month for the Obama economy, with the unemployment rate remaining flat at 9.1 percent…. Read More
Washington in a Flash: Unemployment at 9.1%, Employers Add 117,000 Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that employers added 117,000 jobs in July, up from June’s dismal 18,000 but still below the number… Read More
How Capitalism Makes Us Richer
Listening to some politicians recently, you’d think capitalism benefits only those on Wall Street, not Main Street. Yet the benefits of capitalism have proven over… Read More
Obama Plan Blows Secret Kisses to Wall Street
Somebody spilled the beans Tuesday, telling the truth about the financial reform bill being debated in Congress. But most media ignored it. Rather than being… Read More
Video: Barney Frank’s Permanent TARP
As early as today, the House is set to approve Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) financial regulation bill intended to prevent future Wall Street bailouts by… Read More
DOJ’s New Antitrust Rule: “Too Big To Succeed”
For months now, the Treasury Department has been grappling with the consequences of “Too Big to Fail” — the idea that some enterprises are too… Read More
