Driving Off a Cliff?
Donald Trump’s tariffs will make the U.S. auto industry less competitive and leave the industry out of step with the auto market's shift to EVs.
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Black Male Jobless Rate In Dec. 2008: 13.4%
From Bob Feldman; this repeats some of what we reported a couple of days ago, but it bears repeating... The
Wedgwood and Marx
You may have heard that Waterford Wedgwood (the Irish crystal maker bought the British ceramics company in 1986) is in
Investment Tax Cuts Help Mostly the Rich
This piece from the NYT business section does a great job of explaining why cuts to the capital gains tax
Massive Anti-Trust Scam Ripped Off Taxpayers
Several federal agencies and several state attorneys general are alleging that banks and other companies that facilitate the $400 billion
A Job Loss (at Citi) We Don't Mind
Just posted at Reuters. Hat-tip, again, to Larry P. Robert Rubin quits Citigroup; Citi's shares drop NEW YORK
Dec. Job #s: Even Worse than They Look
Bad as the December unemployment numbers are, if you include temporary workers and discouraged workers, the situation is far worse.
More Criticism of TARP (WSJ)
From today's WSJ: Panel Steps Up Criticism of Treasury Over TARP By MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN | January 9, 2009
Just What We Need: Another Mega-Scandal
This time in India's Vaunted IT Outsourcing Industry, which has contracted with much of the Fortune 500, as
Porno Industry Begs for It
Well, at least two of its luminaries are doing that, tongue in cheek (no pun intended),according to a report
Big Holes For 401k and Pension Funds
Private sector pensions of the S&P's index of the 1,500 largest private companies are underfunded
What Should Be Done (James K. Galbraith)
James K. Galbraith, who teaches economics at the UT-Austin, stopped by the Dollars & Sense booth at the ASSA (see
NYT on ASSA
From the business section of today's New York Times. Louis Uchitelle drew about the same conclusion I did