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Car Czar's Tell-All Book Pulls No Punches On Rahm, Geithner, Summers, Bair

9.2.10 - Marcus Baram - In "Overhaul", his upcoming chronicle of his reign as "car czar," Steven Rattner offers an insider's account of the Obama administration's rescue of the auto industry. And he pulls no punches when it comes to describing the foibles of such heavyweights as Rahm Emanuel, Tim Geithner, Larry Summers and Sheila Bair.
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GM Sales Fall 25% as Economy Crimps Buyers...

9.1.10 - General Motors Co.’s sales fell 25 percent last month and trailed analysts’ estimates as the U.S. auto industry headed for its worst August in 28 years. ...
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US private employment slips for first time in seven months

9.1.10 - US private sector employment dropped in August for the first time in seven months, signaling a weakening economic recovery, payrolls firm ADP said Wednesday. ...
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Manhattan Moment: Litigating over the environment makes big bucks for trial lawyers

9.1.10 - America's litigation industry--the aggressive class action and mass tort lawyers who we at the Manhattan Institute have dubbed Trial Lawyers, Inc.--are always seeking new products to expand their... ...
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Gold Rallying to $1,500 as Soros's Bubble Inflates

8.31.10 - Investors are accumulating enough bullion to fill Switzerland’s vaults twice over as gold’s most- accurate forecasters say the longest rally in at least nine decades has further to go no matter what the economy holds. ...
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Auto Sales May Hit 28-Year Low as Discounts Flop...

8.31.10 - U.S. auto sales in August probably were the slowest for the month in 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to entice consumers concerned the economy is worsening and they may lose their jobs. ...
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CBO: Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act

8.31.10 - As President Obama prepares to tie a bow on U.S. combat operations in Iraq, Congressional Budget Office numbers show that the total cost of the eight-year war was less than the stimulus bill passed by the Democratic-led Congress in 2009. ...
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Crisis as first-time buyers hit new low - and there's worse to come

8.30.10 - The housing market is in the grip of a first-time buyer crisis which is likely to get even worse, a report warns today. The number of people planning to buy their first home has slumped to the lowest level since records began. ...
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GOOGLE plans pay-per-view films...

8.29.10 - Google’s YouTube video site is in negotiations with Hollywood’s leading movie studios to launch a global pay-per-view video service by the end of 2010, putting it head-to-head with Apple in the race to dominate the digital distribution of film and television content. ...
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Fighting for Control of the Web's Future

8.27.10 - As data volumes continue to grow, it's clear that the Internet's infrastructure needs upgrading. What's not clear is who is going to pay for it. Web activists fear the development of a two-tier Internet, where corporations have priority and dissenting voices get pushed to the margins. ...
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An Interview with J.B. Schramm: College Summit

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9.1.10 - Michael F. Shaughnessy - College Summit is the national organization that helps public schools raise their purpose from high school diplomas to college and career success. We collaborate with principals, teachers and the most influential seniors to put every student on the path to higher education.
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