James Pethokoukis
Articles by Pethokoukis, James
Obama, GM and Chrysler
April 30, 2009
What kind of cars will the automakers produce?
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Biden, Swine Flu and the Economy
April 30, 2009
Just how bad might the damage be?
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Fun Housing Factoid of the Day
April 16, 2009
Housing should soon become a plus for the economy.
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Geithner and More Money for the Banks
April 16, 2009
Congress seems unwilling to pony up more dough.
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Obama's Tax Cuts and Tax Hikes
April 15, 2009
Why taxes are probably headed higher.
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Bernanke: Blame China, Not Greenspan
April 14, 2009
The Fed chairman looks at the role of cheap money from abroad.
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Analysis: Obama Georgetown Speech
April 14, 2009
The president thinks the U.S. economy is a teardown.
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Spencer Bachus and the '17 Socialists' in Congress
April 10, 2009
But maybe it isn't such a slam anymore.
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Unemployment, Democrats and the 2010 Election
April 10, 2009
How will voters deal with high unemployment?
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Why China Should Buy Citigroup
April 10, 2009
It maybe makes sense for them. But what about for us?
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Unemployment Headed to 10 Percent?
April 10, 2009
The economy continues to shed jobs.
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Would China Dump the Dollar?
April 10, 2009
Probably not, but its massive greenback holdings gives the nation a lot of leverage.
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Federal Reserve: Terrible Economic Pain To Come
April 8, 2009
No recovery until 2010 with unemployment rising sharply, so says the Fed.
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Nouriel Roubini and a Defense of Optimism
April 8, 2009
The doomsayers are always wrong in the end.
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Roubini vs. Cramer: Who's Right?
April 8, 2009
The battle of the economic analysts is on!
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How Many Trillions for TARP?
April 7, 2009
Right now, the answer would be "none."
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Why Liberals Hate Larry Summers
April 7, 2009
His concern about deficits is stopping their Green New Deal.
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Polls, Obamanomics and Taxes
April 7, 2009
People are willing to raise to taxes unless it will hurt the economy. And it will probably hurt the economy.
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What's Behind Geithner's Threat
April 6, 2009
Maybe it's all about the toxic asset issue.
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Why the Geithner Plan is All Wrong
April 6, 2009
Forcing banks to sell toxic assets is the wrong course.
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Michael Mayo: Banks Still Stink
April 6, 2009
The bearish banking analyst is still bearish.
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Is America Really a Third-World Country?
April 3, 2009
The end of the recession may be just the beginning of our problems.
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FASB, Mark-to-Market, and the Geithner Plan
April 3, 2009
It could make selling toxic assets a whole lot easier.
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