On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the latest consumer spending numbers, China's push to corner the market on rare earth minerals, and Solyndra as the perfect example of Obamanomics.
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Labor Complains About the Business Climate They Created
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss complaints by big labor's James P. Hoffa about the patriotism of American companies, the role labor plays in today's business climate and whether Obamanomics have made the economy worse.
With Debt Deadline Looming, Markets on High Alert
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the latest debt ceiling negotiation developments from this weekend, and how the markets will react if no deal is reached in time.
The Democrats' $1.1 Trillion Budget Bill
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh to discus the $1.1 Trillion budget Democrats are pushing through Congress, the passing of Richard Holebrooke and more.
Obama's New Normal
In today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Ben Domenech and Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the the latest Fed actions, Wall Street numbers, earnings report expectations, whether the Democrats are wise to keep Nancy Pelosi, and President Obama's declaration of the "New Normal."
Election Day in Delaware
On this edition of Welcome to the Know the New Ledger's Brad Jackson and Pejman Yousefzadeh discuss political ads, Obamacare and election day in Delaware.
Welcome to the Know: The Unholy Alliance of Muslim "Reformers"
On today's episode of Welcome to the Know, The New Ledger's Brad Jackson and Pejman Yousefzadeh talk about the false reform agendas of Anwar Ibrahim and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, global warming, and Legos.
Why Does Everyone Hate This Jobs Idea?
So before jetting off to accept his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, President Obama went on a sales run for his jobs package idea -- and he came back empty handed. Why do the left and the right both hate this idea for spending TARP funds? We'll discuss this and more on today's edition of Coffee and Markets.
Health Care Update: Prospects in the Senate
As the Senate considers a health care bill that amounts to the largest entitlement expansion in American history, we sit down today with health care and budget policy expert James Capretta to discuss the prospects in the Senate and the wide-ranging economic ramifications of the current legislation.
How is Barack Obama Like Charlie Weis?
So he came in as a great recruiter, a great builder, a new innovator, already with the rings on his finger, the prizes around his neck, and he was going to make everything better -- but then he started losing people, right and left, and the team he built crumbled. It's time we started asking: is Barack Obama going to end up like Charlie Weis?
The Market, Health Care, and Moral Hazard
Today's Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on the surge in stock markets around the globe, the health care vote over the weekend, and the difficulty of regulating moral hazard.
Obama Doubles Down on Solyndra
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Lachlan Markay, investigative reporter for the Heritage Foundation to discuss the ever evolving Solyndra scandal, the President's insistence that is was a good investment of taxpayer money, and which green-energy company may be the next Solyndra.