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What Really Went Down in Pittsburgh

Scott Paul | Posted April 19, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, China, Free Trade, Free Trade Agreements, Manufacturing, Obama Bitter, Pennsylvania Primary, Trade

On Monday, Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton came to Pittsburgh for substantive dialogue about their trade policies and, particularly, how they plan to address China's unfair trade practices. The Alliance for American Manufacturing, a labor-management, non-partisan partnership, hosted the forum and rightly put the candidates on the spot...

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The Destructive Rise of Big Finance

Kevin Phillips | Posted March 31, 2008 | Business

Read More: Alan Greenspan, Enron, Federal Reserve Board, Finance, Manufacturing, Recession, U.S. Economy

Economic, financial and regulatory issues should dominate politics and government in the United States for the next two or three years, which is important enough. National discourse may also have a new and deserving bogeyman. Franklin D. Roosevelt had Big Business, Ronald Reagan had Big Labor, and my guess is...

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Fed: Economy Has Weakened

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | March 5, 2008

Read More: Credit Crunch, Economic Growth, Federal Reserve, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON — The economy has weakened since the start of this year as shoppers turned even more cautious given the severe housing slump and painful credit crunch. Manufacturers and other businesses, meanwhile, had to cope with skyrocketing prices for energy...

The Economy Sucks. But Is It '92 Redux?

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | January 14, 2008 06:08 PM

Read More: Economy As Voting Issue, Henry Paulson, Hillary Clinton, James Carville, Manufacturing, Recession, Recession Fears, Sales Slump, U.S. Economy, Wall Street

Clinton makes a gritty, unexpected comeback in New Hampshire. The contentious primaries pivot from a war in Iraq to economics. Business people fret about recession. What is this, 1992? Not since James Carville helped Bill Clinton take the White House...

Analysts: U.S. Economy Weakening Faster Than Expected

AP | Vinnee Tong | January 3, 2008 07:55 AM

Read More: Consumer Spending, Factory Production, Job Cuts, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Economy

The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted in December, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth and sinking to its lowest point in almost five years, a private research group said Wednesday. The decline suggests that the overall economy...

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Wall Street Skids On Weak Manufacturing Report, Record-Breaking Oil Prices

AP | Tim Paradis | January 2, 2008 06:02 PM

Read More: $100 Oil, Dow Jones Industrials, Manufacturing, Oil Prices, Trading, Wall Street

Wall Street skidded lower Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected reading on the manufacturing sector and a spike in oil prices to $100 a barrel triggered concerns of a further slowdown in the overall economy. The major indexes each lost more than...

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UFOs or China: What's More Important to America's Future?

Scott Paul | Posted November 15, 2007 | Politics

Read More: American Manufacturing, China, CNN Debate, Democratic Debate, Economy, Jobs, Las Vegas Debate, Las Vegas Democratic Debate, Manufacturing, Manufacuring Jobs, Presidential Debate

A presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas can't slide by without at least a couple gambling analogies, so here is my contribution: If the last Democratic debate is any indication, I'll bet the candidates are more likely to be asked in Las Vegas about whether they've seen a UFO (Dennis...

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