The Obama campaign may be attacking Republican rival Mitt Romney for investing abroad, but it is not shy about raising campaign cash overseas. Last week, the campaign held a fundraiser for American expatriates in Shanghai, raking in large sums from
The U.N. has long been viewed as a questionable authority in the world because it issues edicts and condemnations in a whimsical, often baseless fashion. In particular, the U.N. often condemns those it shouldn’t because of ideological differences while turning
This morning’s key headlines fromGenerationalDynamics.com: China makes armed threat on al-Jazeera ship in South China Sea Canada said has no plans for military action in Mali Anti-Sunni rant given by Shia cleric Syrian regime massacre receives widespread condemnation China makes
Jonathan Chait was pretty excited about the Boston Globe’s front page story on Bain Capital yesterday. The Globereport held the momentary promise of enabling Obama’s toughest attackson Romney to be judged, (or rather re-adjudicated) by fact checkers atthe Post and
I’ll admit, when the news broke yesterday that the uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China, I wasn’t really agitated. I’m a capitalist with a capital “C” and strongly subscribe to David Ricardo’s idea of comparative advantage,
Nancy Pelosi, The 2nd Greatest Friend American Business Ever Had (we all know who #1 is) is feigning outrage over the fact that the uniforms worn by U.S. Olympic athletes for the opening ceremonies were made by Ralph Lauren in
(AP) With slower growth, China can’t play economic heroBy JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChina’s economic growth fell to a three-year low, and a potential recovery later this year will probably be too weak to pull the world out of its slump.
Republican Mitt Romney, facing a Democratic assault over his business record and charges that he helped ship US jobs overseas, hit back Tuesday by pegging President Barack Obama as “outsourcer-in-chief.” The issue of sending jobs abroad to low-wage nations such
A few weeks ago, the Washington Post and the Obama campaign worked together to attack Governor Mitt Romney with proven lies about outsourcing. Though this attack has been exposed as a lie, that didn’t stop Barack Obama from continuing the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Israel in political crisis over ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arab draftee exemptions Russian backlash blocks military draftees from the North Caucasus Anti-Chinese protesters in Vietnam chant ‘Paracels-Vietnam, Spratlys-Vietnam’ China ‘annexes’ North Korea and claims ‘ownership’
(AP) European stocks down as US report dims outlookNATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWEuropean stock markets had a poor start to the week after a disappointing U.S. jobs report on Friday dimmed the outlook for the world’s largest economy. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed
China’s Premier, Wen Jiabao, warned the country faces “huge” downward economic pressure. Jeff Glor spoke with Jack Otter, executive editor of CBS Moneywatch for insight into the global repercussions.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Wikileaks poised to embarrass the Syrian regime and its American supporters Artillery from Syria kills people in Lebanon China escalates military buildup in South China Sea Philippines: China is annexing the West Philippine Sea
Who’s the worst outsourcer in today’s presidential race? It isn’t Mitt Romney – it’s Barack Obama. Obama’s second largest fundraiser is John Rogers, the CEO of investment giant Ariel Capital Management. He has raised more than $1.5 million for Obama’s reelection
I doubt the creators of “American Restoration,” the History Channel reality show featuring Rick Dale and friends transforming rusty junk to its former glory, intended a deeper message about restoring America. But that’s exactly what they’ve done. Dale is part
A Chinese technology firm has filed a legal challenge accusing US giant Apple of infringing its patented voice recognition software with its Siri function on the iPhone, the company said Saturday. The move comes just days after Apple paid $60
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Libor banking scandal investigation spreads rapidly Finland ‘will not hang itself to the euro at any cost’ Denmark announces negative interest rates on deposits Euro crisis has returned to Spain with full force Furious
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. In blow to Assad, top-level Syrian army general defects to Turkey Iran’s government embarrassed by poll on nuclear enrichment Massive food crisis is growing in Africa’s Sahel region Philippines goes on spending spree for
(AP) ECB cuts key rate to new low to help economyDAVID McHUGHAP Business WriterFRANKFURT, GermanyThe European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low of 0.75 percent to boost a eurozone
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in two months on Thursday in the latest attempt to bolster slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
Happy Independence Day: now surrender your plastic bags. That was the message municipal regulators in the largest city in the Pacific Northwest delivered this week when they enacted a controversial ban on plastic bags. The irony of the nanny state
(AP) Airbus to build 1st US assembly plant in AlabamaBy MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated PressMOBILE, Ala.European aerospace giant Airbus will start building planes in Mobile, Ala., planting its first factory on U.S. soil and aiming to compete better against archrival Boeing. Airbus,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hong Kong’s growing hostility to mainland China evident from Hu Jintao’s visit NATO chief OKs Turkey’s military buildup on Syria’s border, amid military defections Russia’s foreign minister ‘delighted’ at failure of Syria crisis talks
(AP) Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoriaBy PABLO GORONDIAssociated PressThe price of oil fell below $84 a barrel Monday, unwinding some of the massive gains made Friday, when investors cheered the latest EU plans to tackle the continent’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Al-Qaeda linked terrorists destroy historic shrines in Timbuktu, Mali Turkey angrily denies WSJ report on Syria’s attack on Turkish jet Turkey suspends dialog with EU as presidency passes to Greek Cyprus Turkey scrambles jets
