Federal Reserve May Trigger New Bubble with Bond Buys
Kansas City Reserve head uncomfortable with current actions
Economics
Feds Introduce Restrictive New Mortgage Rules
Having created the problem, they will "solve" the problem by treating people like idiots
Can Republicans Win a Government Shutdown?
Without a shutdown Republicans have no leverage to obtain anything useful from the White House.
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Working on Privacy Initiative for App Developers
Will be run by a trade association for app developers
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlining New Mortgage Rules
To protect lenders and borrowers, the agency says. Curbing intervention in the housing market would do that better
AIG Decides Not to Join Lawsuit Against Government
Won't join former CEO's lawsuit that says AIG bailout was used as back door bailout of Wall Street
NHL Board Approves New Collective Bargaining Agreement
Players to vote Friday and Saturday
Calif. Teachers Retirement Fund Looks to Divest from Firearm Companies
Has investments in company that manufactures gun used in Sandy Hook shooting
Even After Heated Battle Over Right-To-Work, Effects Are Uncertain
Some unions lose members, others don't
Poll: Americans Fear Government Will Further Damage Economy
Federal officials don't inspire confidence
How Government Handouts Foster Dependency
Section 8 recipients can become comfortably dependent on government assistance.
Obama to Name Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary Tomorrow
White House Chief of Staff set to replace Timothy Geithner
Germany Reports Less Than Expected Increase in Industrial Production
Rose only 0.2 percent, not the 1 percent predicted
Fearing Seizure Over Outstanding Debt, Argentina President Grounds Plane
That won't stop a real repo man
Payment Solutions Firm for Bitcoin Raises $500K Investment
The anonymous, semi-underground currency is growing
Taco Bell Cuts Employee Hours Due to Affordable Care Act
Health bill continues to harm those it was supposed to help
The Promised Land of Fracking
The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.
Ill. Governor Proposes Commission to Fix Pension Crisis
Leading from behind. Far, far behind. Like from behind Indiana.
White House Wanted Corporate Tax Breaks in Fiscal Cliff Deal
Focuses on renewable energy credits, but less attention to breaks given to entertainment industry and others
Making Sense of Intellectual Property Law
A new book tries to bring some balance back to copyright policy.
Iran's Medical Crisis Getting Worse
Good to know sanctions are affecting the right people, right?
