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Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us
You want that discounted flat-screen TV. You want to help boost the economy. But I've got news for you.
By Andrew Leonard December 2, 2008
Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve to follow the economic prescriptions of Milton Friedman, nothing is working. But Keynes' stock is rising.
By Andrew Leonard December 1, 2008
It's official: We're in a recession
Remember when Phil Gramm said Americans were a "nation of whiners"? He was wrong. The recession started last December.
By Andrew Leonard December 1, 2008
The month the U.S. economy died
More bad numbers emerge detailing October's meltdown. Investors respond: The Dow goes into free fall.
By Andrew Leonard December 1, 2008
On break
HTWW is closed for Thanksgiving week
By Andrew Leonard November 24, 2008
Obama makes the smart pick for Treasury: Dow goes wild
The man who warned in 2006 about the potential downside to modern financial innovation gets the job of fixing a big, fat mess.
By Andrew Leonard November 21, 2008
How to think positively about a crashing stock market
Who cares if right now hedge fund investors want all their money back? Sooner or later, they'll change their minds.
By Andrew Leonard November 21, 2008
The Citigroup lesson: Big is not necessarily better
As the financial giant staggers, can someone remind us again why repealing Glass-Steagall was a good idea?
By Andrew Leonard November 21, 2008
Cheap oil's victims
For Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sub-$50 oil is a disaster. But don't cheer too loud
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
As goes Detroit, so goes the Dow
For the second consecutive day, stock indexes drop 5 percent. Is it a case of the no bailout blues?
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
Democratic leadership: No bailout for Detroit
Call it TARP fallout: Reid, Pelosi demand a "viable plan" for survival before any rescue for the auto industry.
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
Worst of all possible bailouts?
A deal to keep automakers afloat might be in the offing, but appears to do little to solve economic problems that are getting worse by the second.
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
Sen. James Inhofe calls out Andrew Leonard
The environmentalist's worst nightmare rails against the proposal that fuel economy standards be part of any auto bailout. And he blames me.
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
Like a phoenix, Orange County rises again
Out of the ashes of the subprime meltdown -- new life: An FDIC headquarters for managing the shutdown of failed financial institutions
By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2008
Another day, another heart-stopping Dow plummet
What could explain the latest market swoon? Let us count the ways
By Andrew Leonard November 19, 2008
A California earthquake shocks Detroit
More bad news for automakers? California's Henry Waxman wins a preliminary vote to unseat Michigan's John Dingell as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
By Andrew Leonard November 19, 2008
Why does a solar power company want a piece of GM?
Analysts are scoffing at SolarWorld's bid for Opel. But maybe the rest of us should be cheering
By Andrew Leonard November 19, 2008
Why the South opposes a bailout for Detroit
Republican senators like Alabama's Richard Shelby represent states with thriving, non-union, foreign-owned auto industries.
By Andrew Leonard November 19, 2008
The high priest of the Royal Hawaiian Mint
Mint your own currency, or roll your own doobie? Choices, choices ...
By Andrew Leonard November 18, 2008
137 pages of Wayne County foreclosures
How long will the list get if the Big Three automakers collapse?
By Andrew Leonard November 18, 2008
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Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us
You want that discounted flat-screen TV. You want to help boost the economy. But I've got news for you.
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Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve to follow the economic prescriptions of Milton Friedman, nothing is working. But Keynes' stock is rising.
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It's official: We're in a recession
Remember when Phil Gramm said Americans were a "nation of whiners"? He was wrong. The recession started last December.
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The month the U.S. economy died
More bad numbers emerge detailing October's meltdown. Investors respond: The Dow goes into free fall.
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Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve to follow the economic prescriptions of Milton Friedman, nothing is working. But Keynes' stock is rising.
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Remember when Phil Gramm said Americans were a "nation of whiners"? He was wrong. The recession started last December.
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