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By Jeff Poor | February 1, 2008 | 4:26 PM EST
By Jeff Poor | December 28, 2007 | 4:54 PM EST
Are you a little skeptical when an economist or a financial strategist appears in the MSM, warning for the worst?
A look back at the Dec. 25, 2006, “Where to Invest” issue of BusinessWeek gave us a measuring stick to see how frequently cited “experts” shaped up in 2007 – including New York Times regular Ian Shepherdson, Moody’s Economy.com economist Mark Zandi and Standard & Poor’s Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall.
BusinessWeek surveyed 80 investment strategists about where the stock market would be at the end of 2007, and 58 economists on where gross domestic product (GDP) would be at the end of 2007.
By Lynn Davidson | October 29, 2007 | 11:16 AM EDT
Americans have fallen behind in science in math and can't compete globally, right? Well, not according to Vivek Wadhwa's October 26 BusinessWeek article, which the media have conveniently ignored.
For years, the media warned about US students' deficient science and math skills, but a report from the Urban Institute disputed those claims (all bold mine):
...math, science, and reading test scores at the primary and secondary level have increased over the past two decades, and U.S. students are now close to the top of international rankings. Perhaps just as surprising, the report finds that our education system actually produces more science and engineering graduates than the market demands.
By Julia A. Seymour | July 3, 2007 | 1:53 PM EDT
BusinessWeek says the U.S. should learn a lesson from France about how to run health care. According to the July 9 issue:
By Julia A. Seymour | June 19, 2007 | 6:26 PM EDT
Socialist Dictator Hugo Chavez has seized private businesses in Venezuela and many Venezuelans are fleeing the country, yet BusinessWeek magazine found a silver lining:
“In some respects, business has never been better,” claimed Geri Smith in the June 25 issue.
Smith quoted Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce President Edmond J. Saade who said:
By Ken Shepherd | April 20, 2007 | 3:42 PM EDT
In addition to asking ABC's chief climate alarmist Sam Champion about the snow-laden wind farm he
surveyed today and what it says about "global warming," NewsBusters would love to
In addition to asking ABC's chief climate alarmist Sam Champion about the snow-laden wind farm he
surveyed today and what it says about "global warming," NewsBusters would love to
By Julia A. Seymour | April 18, 2007 | 4:11 PM EDT
BusinessWeek praised "savvier media" for helping discredit global warming skeptics in an article focused on corporate support for carbon cap legislation, which will cost businesses and consumers.