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Finance History 2010-01-21 (21 January 2010 ) |
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| The US Supreme Court has struck down a major portion of a 2002 campaign-finance reform law, saying it violates the free-speech right of corporations to engage in public debate of political issues. | |
| A liberal lobbying group in Maryland is denouncing the Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling. | |
| Outraged congressional Democrats blasted the Supreme Court's campaign finance decision Thursday as a blow to the American political system and vowed quick legislative action to counter it. | |
| President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a plan to limit the size and scope of US banks and finance firms in a populist bid to roll back corporate excess and limit dangerous risk-taking. | |
| President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a plan to limit the size and scope of US banks and finance firms in a bid to roll back corporate excess and limit dangerous risk-taking. | |
| The basic elements of the Supreme Court's landmark decision on campaign finance: | |
| The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to roll back many prohibitions on corporations seeking to spend money on political advertising. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a longtime opponent of many campaign-finance restrictions, and Fred Wertheimer, founder and president of Democracy 21, a nonprofit group dedicated to campaign-finance reform, offer their insight. | |
| A liberal lobbying group in Maryland is denouncing the Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling. But Progressive Maryland is finding some solace in Thursday's ruling that allows big business to spend as much as it wants to call for the victory or defeat of political candidates. | |
| Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co.’s stock may trail industrial competitors until finance rules being crafted by Congress and President Barack Obama give a clearer sense of who will oversee its shrinking finance unit and at what cost. | |
| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are down at noon: Bank of America fell $.95 or percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.14 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $ or percent, to $. |
Economic History
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| The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as the economy recovers at a slow and uneven pace, but a forecast of future economic activity jumped % in December, suggesting that economic growth could pick up this spring. | |
| Energy and metal contracts are falling after reports on jobs and manufacturing renewed caution about the strength of an economic recovery. | |
| Analysts expect that a private forecast of . economic activity rose at a slightly slower pace in December, signaling that the slow, bumpy recovery from the recession was likely to continue. | |
| The .'s annual economic forecast says Mexico's close trade ties with the . and falling oil production will make it more difficult for the country to rebound from recession in 2010. | |
| The nation's railroads expect a tepid recovery for the . economy in 2010, as both industries and consumers continue to wrestle with the effects of the recession. The severe economic slump cut shipping demand for the railroads because American consumers and... United States - Economy of the United States - Recession - Economic - Social Sciences | |
| Research Group Reports Forecast of Future Economic Activity Jumped Percent in December | |
| Leading . economic indicators increase % in December, marking the ninth straight gain and suggesting "the pace of improvement could pick up this spring," says the Conference Board. | |
| A private research group says its forecast of future economic activity jumped percent in December, suggesting that economic growth could pick up this spring. | |
| President Obama on Wednesday blamed the Democrats' stunning loss of their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate on his administration's failure to give voice to the economic frustrations of the middle class, a disconnect that White House aides vowed to quickly address as they continue to work to... | |
| Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose as Chinese economic growth accelerated, signaling that fuel demand may climb in the world’s second-biggest energy-consuming country. |
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