On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to honor our military and take about a new study examining the relation between corporate political connections and government investment.
Tag Archives: TARP
Paul Ryan's Plan to Slash the Federal Budget
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca and Pejman Yousefzadeh to discuss Paul Ryan's budget proposal, plus Francis explains why the Fed loaned billions to foreign banks.
The Stimulus is Totally Awesome
It's time for your weekly dose of markets and politics with Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger's Francis Cianfrocca, a podcast brought to you by the fine folks at Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com and LibertyPundits.com, your new home for Conservative podcasts. In this week's edition, we celebrate the anniversary of the stimulus, unpack the ramifications of the financial meltdown in Europe, and hash out the realities of America's jobless future.
Yeah, Bernanke's Back
Bernanke's back, the State of the Union is one long chiding of the country, and the markets continue their turmoil on the latest edition of Coffee and Markets, your weekly podcast on politics and the economy with Francis Cianfrocca.
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.
Obama's TARP Audacity: Will This Fix Anything?
President Obama wants to expand TARP to cover stimulus spending, handing out cash to small businesses to offset the egregious economic policies he's adopted (and in the case of health care, plans to adopt) damaging their ability to hire anyone. We'll discuss his Brookings Institution speech on today's edition of Coffee and Markets.
Whatever Happened to All Those TARP Funds?
Today's Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on Neil Barofsky's IG report covering the uncontrolled ramifications of the TARP program, its lack of anti-fraud measures, and how much the taxpayers will end up paying for it all.
Hank Paulson's Secret Goldman Sachs Meeting
Today's Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on Hank Paulson's secret meeting with Goldman Sachs, as reported by Andrew Ross Sorkin and hashed out by Felix Salmon, and whether it's really worthy of all this internet conspiracy theory hullabaloo.
Will QE3 Help Obama Win in November?
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the Fed's decision to begin QE3, what effects it may have on the economy, and whether it will have enough impact by November to help Obama.