November 2008

On Tuesday, we had two Congressmen on the show to talk about the auto bailout.  Since I like to be fair and balanced, below watch the perspective from two members of Congress.  The first is Represenative Brad Sherman, a Democrat.  Then next up is Representative Ron Paul of Texas, a Republican. CC [fozbizvideo ... read more

Take a look at this chart, I found it from a Professor at Harvard's blog after someone mentioned him to me moments ago.  The chart shows you why American auto companies are struggling, and Asian automakers are faring better.  (they have problems also, but not to the extent our companies do.)  He is a Professor at Harvard, Greg Mankiw, and he posted this chart courtesy of another professor, who ... read more

Tomorrow, Saturday, I am going to be anchoring throughout the afternoon on several things.  The most important thing?  Your money!  Of course the backdrop of our coverage is the G20 Summit, but we are having our own financial summit in our studios in New York.  Stuart Varney, Dagen, Tom, and myself plus a panel of experts, some surprise guests, and of course some talks with my main man Neil ... read more

That was my best guess on the show today, that unemployment goes to 8% by December.  Retailers will not hire seasonal workers, and more white collar jobs are going to be lost.  Out of Chicago today, news that city workers and private sector jobs are going going gone.  We are working to get Mayor Daly on the show tomorrow, I will keep you posted. Also, this assessment of initial jobless ... read more

Everyone loves to blame the media, it's almost as much fun I think for folks as blaming the politicians (well, they are responsible for policy).  So is it the media's fault that 72% of us now believe that we are in a recession? That is the assertion made by recent polling data, and I thought about this as we get into the holiday shopping season.  Is it our fault? Will Americans ignore their ... read more