Rick Newman

Why Gloomy Consumers May Spend Anyway

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By Rick Newman

September 16, 2011 Comment

Americans are in a foul mood.

Tags:: economy,; consumers

Why Big Companies Are Axing Jobs

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By Rick Newman

September 16, 2011 Comment (18)

Is Bank of America a White House prop?

Tags:: Postal Service,; Bank of America,; economy,; Goldman Sachs,; Congress,; unemployment

What Will Happen If Greece Defaults

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By Rick Newman

September 15, 2011 Comment (3)

You can be excused for thinking that Greece has already defaulted on its debts, causing panic in financial markets and mayhem in the streets of Europe. That might explain why European stocks are in a meltdown this year, with a lesser rout spreading to U.S. shares.

Tags:: economy,; Greece,; Europe,; global economy

How to Escape the Middle-Class Squeeze

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By Rick Newman

September 13, 2011 Comment (18)

Most Americans don't need to be told this, but the middle class is struggling.

Tags:: debt,; savings,; unemployment

Next Washington Debacle: The Broke Postal Service

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By Rick Newman

September 13, 2011 Comment (31)

No matter how disgusted Americans get with their elected officials in Washington, the mail, at least, usually arrives on time. But Congress may soon foul that up, too.

Tags:: Postal Service,; economy,; Congress

Who Would Win Under Obama's Jobs Plan

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By Rick Newman

September 9, 2011 Comment (16)

If it were 2009, and President Obama enjoyed a comfortable margin of support in both houses of Congress, his latest jobs plan would probably sail into law, with the freshly minted stimulus money headed out of Washington tomorrow, or maybe the next day.

Tags:: employment,; economy,; Congress,; unemployment,; Barack Obama

What Obama Can and Can't Do to Create Jobs

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By Rick Newman

September 7, 2011 Comment (4)

He might be the most powerful elected official in the world, yet the president of the United States is remarkably hamstrung when it comes to mending a tattered economy.

Tags:: deficit and national debt,; unemployment,; Barack Obama

How America Has Underperformed Since 9/11

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By Rick Newman

September 7, 2011 Comment (9)

At the time, the 9-11 terrorist attacks seemed like a call to action that would unify America and cement a sense of national purpose. What a quaint and ephemeral notion.