by Eric Lotke | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Okay, there was an election in Massachusetts yesterday but I’m not writing about it. I’m writing about something nobody noticed during the election. Infrastructure. Lots of people drove to the polls. Other people traveled by train, walked on sidewalks, or communicated...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog, Economy
On top of last week's bad news on unemployment, with 85,000 more jobs lost in December, today's initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits report was 444,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 433,000 The "rule of thumb"...
by Brian Dockstader | Jan 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy
I generally try to avoid watching political talk shows on TV because the lack of journalism is, much more often than not, infuriating. That wasn't exactly the case the other night on Hardball, however. During a segment with Todd Harris, a Republican strategist, and...
by Sam Pizzigati | Dec 20, 2009 | Blog, Economy
Who deserves to sit on this year's list of our most avaricious? We could pick ten eminently deserving greedy straight from any big bank on Wall Street. But why spoil all the fun? Has picking a year’s greediest “top ten” ever been easier? We don't...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
This week the Obama administration came out with a new policy paper, "Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing" to coincide with a White House meeting with manufacturers. At the meeting, Vice President Biden ... announced administration support for a $5...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 15, 2009 | Blog, Economy
The last time I made a trip to Home Depot was for a space heater for my bedroom, and I did what I suspect many people are doing on purchases like this: In addition to comparing the price tags, looking for the "Energy Star" label and asking whether this heater is any...
