CNN's 'In the Money' Beats Dobbs's 'War' Drums Over Weekend

October 23rd, 2006 2:06 PM

Chris Matthews Stoops to New Low as Dow Makes an All-Time High

October 22nd, 2006 2:05 PM
Those of us that study the economy and how it is reported by the drive-by media are constantly amazed by how those covering financial issues continually misrepresent statistics to advance their agenda. No finer recent example has occurred than on “The Chris Matthews Show” Sunday when the host bemoaned new highs set by the Dow Jones Industrial Average last week as not accurately reflecting what is…

Real Wages Up 2.2 Percent Since September ’05, Will Media Notice

October 18th, 2006 1:17 PM
One of the continual carps of the media concerning the current economic expansion has been that only low-paying jobs are being created that aren’t keeping up with inflation. Well, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday:Average weekly earnings rose by 4.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, from September 2005 to September 2006.  After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings increased…

Wal-Mart Critic Krugman Confounded By Capitalism

October 6th, 2006 7:51 AM