May 26 Hardship Index Shows Joblessness Drops, Foreclosures Increase In an election year, the party in power ultimately lives or dies on the state of the economy -- or so goes the conventional wisdom. So, with a little less than six months before voters go to the polls, how… Continue reading
May 26 Facebook Set to Roll Out New Privacy Controls Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be rolling out simplified privacy controls Wednesday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Facebook will unveil new, easier-to-use privacy controls Wednesday, a company executive announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes after heavy… Continue reading
May 25 Gulf Coast Oil Leak: What Are Your Suggestions? By Hari Sreenivasan As the Gulf Coast oil leak continues, we want to hear your thoughts on the best way to stop the spill and also how to clean up the oil that has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
May 25 Are Commodity Prices in for a Decline? Question: Do you think we are in a long-term commodity boom, or will the rise in commodity prices come to an end if China suffers a set-back, as Marc Faber seems to think will happen later this year? Paul… Continue reading
May 25 Global Markets Sink Over European Debt, Korea Tensions The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 in trading Tuesday afternoon, as jittery markets reacted to continued economic struggles in the Eurozone and escalating tensions between North and South Korea. Europe's debt crisis continues to worry investors, sending… Continue reading
May 25 Tuesday: BP Set to Try Capping Leak; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Deal Struck Residents of Chalmette, Louisiana, attend a discussion Monday with parish officials and a BP representative on the oil spill clean up efforts. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images. The Environmental Protection Agency won't call on BP to stop using chemical… Continue reading
May 24 Federal Response to Oil Spill Comes Under Renewed Criticism Updated 4:45 pm ET The Coast Guard admiral coordinating the federal response to the Gulf Coast oil spill said Monday it would not make sense for the government to take over control of the accident from BP. "To push… Continue reading
May 24 Paul and Larry Kotlikoff Debate our Economic Future I was having an amiable argument the other day about our economic future with Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff (The Coming Generational Storm; Spend ‘til the End; Jimmy Stewart is Dead, which argues for what he… Continue reading
May 24 Supreme Court Rules NFL May Face Antitrust Lawsuit By Quinn Bowman The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the National Football League could face an antitrust lawsuit over its exclusive apparel contract with Reebok. The court reversed the decision of two lower courts, which had dismissed the lawsuit from American Needle,… Continue reading
May 24 Patchwork Nation: A Closer Look at Rand Paul's November Prospects By Dante Chinni Rand Paul's victory in the Kentucky Senate primary was hailed as the first victory for a true tea party candidate. In his victory speech, Paul himself announced he was coming to "take Washington back." But a primary is… Continue reading