Tag: business
member name: Sean Kennedy
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July 15, 2006 06:34 PM EDT --
As of now, immigration reform lies in the hands of a House / Senate conference committee. But the chance of any meaningful legislation being passed any time soon is doubtful since the House is opposed . . .
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September 03, 2006 04:32 AM EDT --
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, or 9% of the US gross domestic product. Some economists predict the cost will rise to 30% by 2050. Author Charles . . .
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April 26, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
As the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 13,000 milestone for the first time on Wednesday, it marked yet another record closing on Wall Street. Over the past six months, record-setting days have . . .
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May 11, 2007 02:58 AM EDT --
Between skyrocketing gas prices, global warming, national security issues, and economic concerns, almost everyone has a reason to reduce our use of fossil fuels and seek energy independence.
With . . .
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September 19, 2008 01:36 AM EDT --
Have you heard the news?
The amount of money the Federal government has ponied up to bailout U.S. banks and other businesses this year is absolutely staggering; nearly $1 trillion. . . .
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September 23, 2008 01:52 AM EDT --
Of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are corporations.
Of those, 47 are U.S.-based.
The overall share of federal taxes paid by U.S. corporations is now less than 10 percent, down from 21 . . .
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March 18, 2008 06:44 PM EDT --
Many experts say we are in the midst of the biggest housing bubble ever and are worried that the ensuing banking and credit crisis could spread like a virus. . . .
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July 16, 2006 03:12 AM EDT --
"Who Killed the Electric Car" is an entertaining and informative new documentary film, and one I highly recommend.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
The film clearly illustrates . . .
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July 16, 2006 03:23 AM EDT --
If you believe the coal and oil industries, global warming isn't a genuine concern. Those industries have spent millions of dollars to keep the public skeptical about the issue.
That's because . . .
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September 29, 2008 02:43 AM EDT --
According to a Nobel Prize winning economist, the government bailout of Wall Street and the financial sector would be "monstrous" for all US taxpayers.
Joseph Stiglitz, who is a professor . . .
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April 12, 2006 01:48 AM EDT --
The news for the soft drink industry hasn't been good. With links to childhood obesity and tooth decay, soft drink sales are down for the first time in 20 years. And sales of bottled water, juices . . .
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April 03, 2006 04:55 AM EDT --
Things haven't been good at General Motors in quite some time. And now, perhaps, they are about to get worse.
GM's troubles are many, and cumulatively, they are potentially leading to a once unimaginable . . .
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September 29, 2008 10:00 PM EDT --
In 2007, Wall Street bonuses grew to a total of $39.34 billion, up from $36.19 billion in 2006.
That’s nearly $40 billion, distributed among just five . . .
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March 16, 2008 03:18 PM EDT --
Earlier this week, in an article entitled "The Perfect Storm", I noted how a confluence of factors could portend serious consequences for the American Economy. I focused primarily on the tumbling . . .
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September 30, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
That principle is something that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, alike, seem to agree on at this moment.
The biggest problem with the current bailout plan is that it . . .
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October 01, 2008 12:11 AM EDT --
Just this week, the head of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said that the proposed Wall Street bailout could actually worsen the current financial crisis.
During testimony before the House . . .
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October 01, 2008 06:36 PM EDT --
A group of 200 economists has signed this petition to Congress, arguing against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan. They believe the government must act — but they call the sweeping rescue . . .
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December 01, 2008 07:09 PM EST --
After financial giant Citigroup lost 60 percent of its value in one week, t he government came to its rescue, announcing it would back $306 billion in risky securities . . .
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August 05, 2006 04:04 PM EDT --
A recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that only 31 percent of college graduates could read a ''complex book and extrapolate from it." Furthermore, the study . . .
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August 03, 2006 01:44 AM EDT --
A Texas company, Panda Ethanol Inc., has secured nearly $160 million in financing to build an ethanol plant it hopes to have running by late next year. The twist? The plant will be fueled by mountains . . .
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