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How Mitt Romney Can Use His Wealth as a Political Asset
Tweet Share on Facebook January 18, 2012 Comment (5)Memo to Mitt Romney: Please do us all a favor and just admit you're rich.
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How Mitt Romney Can Defend His Record on Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook January 13, 2012 Comment (9)Mitt Romney's got some 'splainin' to do.
Through the early part of the Republican presidential campaign, Romney touted his experience as a businessman as one of his chief qualifications. But now that he's the GOP front-runner—and most likely challenger to Barack Obama in the general election—his critics have been digging up troubling details from Romney's days as a private-equity dealmaker. While Romney obviously did well for himself, amassing a personal fortune of $200 million or more, many of the employees at Romney-run companies ended up out of work—something Romney never mentioned when filling out his application for president.
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What Mitt Romney Learned From Killing Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook January 12, 2012 Comment (4)Let's say Mitt Romney's toughest critics are right.
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How Romney and Obama Differ on the Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook January 11, 2012 Comment (17)To liberals, Mitt Romney is a laissez-faire corporate aristocrat. To conservatives, he's a "Massachusetts liberal" scarcely distinguishable from President Obama. So who's right?
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How Iran Could Affect Your Wallet in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook January 9, 2012 Comment (8)The economy might make a tangible comeback this year, with much-needed gains in hiring, the beleaguered housing market and long-depressed consumer confidence.
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How to Reclaim the American Dream
Tweet Share on Facebook January 6, 2012 Comment (4)Elusive prosperity will be the dominant theme in this year's elections. President Obama maintains that his policies have helped a badly wounded economy start to heal, and that re-electing him will continue the rehabilitation. His Republican opponent is sure to argue that Obama's medicine has been ineffective, with more drastic measures needed. With many voters still reeling from a brutal recession and a decade of sliding incomes, the debate will be personal and intense.
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An Unexpected Boost for Obama on Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook January 6, 2012 Comment (7)Could President Obama be a "job creator"?
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The Economy on Election Day: 3 Scenarios
Tweet Share on Facebook January 3, 2012 Comment (2)The Republican primary elections are providing a forum for the candidates to riff on everything they feel is wrong with America, from abortion to immigration to the size of government. But little of that will matter come November, since one issue seems likely to trump all others in the presidential race: the state of the economy.
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What 'Job Creators' Really Want
Tweet Share on Facebook December 22, 2011 Comment (3)All hail the Job Creator! This noble American creature puts bread on the table of his fellow citizens and lifts lesser mortals out of poverty every time he pulls out a credit card.
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Why Shoppers Will Pull Back in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook December 21, 2011 Comment (1)A few years ago, our shopping binges seemed permanent. We bought stuff constantly and borrowed to pay for it even if we didn't have the cash. But these days, we go on mini binges--then abstain for a while.
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Rick Newman
The global economy is mysterious, even scary. Chief Business Correspondent Rick Newman demystifies it and explains what matters to you. Rick is the author of Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success and the co-author of two other books: Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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