Economy Watch: March 21, 2010 - March 27, 2010
The price of health-care reform: AT&T to take $1 billion charge
Telecom giant AT&T said today that it would be forced to record a $1 billion non-cash charge on its first-quarter earnings to account for increased costs associated with the health-care legislation signed into law earlier this week by President Obama....
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March 26, 2010; 5:35 PM ET |
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| Tags: 3M, AT&T, Obama, healthcare legislation, what is the cost of healthcare reform
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GDP + consumer confidence numbers = stagnation
Two economic numbers came out this morning that paint a picture of a stagnant economy lumbering sideways. First, the Commerce Department said that its final revision of fourth-quarter 2009 GDP indicates the economy grew at a 5.6 percent annual clip,...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 26, 2010; 3:01 PM ET |
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| Tags: GDP, What does the GDP number mean?, consumer confidence, stagnant economy
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Video: Why you're going to hear more about a Chinese company called Baidu
You have heard about the escalating war between China and Google. Google no longer will censor the search results of Chinese citizens, as the Chinese government demands. Google has pulled out. Other companies are following. Where this goes, it's hard...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 26, 2010; 11:53 AM ET |
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| Tags: Baidu, China, Frank Ahrens, Frankonomics, Google
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Stocks rise at opening following GDP revision
Stocks opened higher following this morning's fourth-quarter 2009 GDP data, as the Dow pushed closer to the 11,000 level. In the first 25 minutes of trading, the Dow is up one-tenth of 1 percent. The broader S&P 500 is up...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 26, 2010; 9:55 AM ET |
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| Tags: Dow Jones, nasdaq, s&p 500
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Many Americans still unfamiliar with Geithner and Bernanke, poll finds
By Jon Cohen More publicity for Timothy F. Geithner has barely moved the needle on his public opinion ratings, as large numbers of Americans remain unfamiliar with both the Treasury secretary and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, according...
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Mike Shepard
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March 25, 2010; 5:11 PM ET |
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Safety group claims Toyota's acceleration problems caused by electronics
With the words “Toyota Truth” written repeatedly on a large red banner as a backdrop, four non-company safety experts gathered at the National Press Club on Tuesday afternoon to offer their theories on what is causing the Japanese automaker’s problems,...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 23, 2010; 5:14 PM ET |
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| Tags: Joan Claybrook, NHTSA, Runaway acceleration, runaway prius, toyota
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Reports: Toyota will replace gas pedals
If you're one of the millions of Toyota owners who have followed the automaker's instructions to take your vehicle in to a dealer to fix a sticky gas pedal and you're still unhappy, then Toyota will give you a new...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 23, 2010; 1:43 PM ET |
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| Tags: Runaway acceleration, prius hoax, runaway prius, toyota, toyota problems
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Interview: Sen. Judd Gregg leads GOP effort today to derail health-care reconciliation bill
Sen.Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and the GOP will launch a raft of amendments beginning today to attempt to derail the health-care reconciliation bill. The House passed the health-care overhaul legislation on Sunday night and President Obama just signed it into law...
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March 23, 2010; 12:03 PM ET |
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| Tags: GDP, Judd Gregg, Medicaid, Medicare, Republicans, debt, deficit, healthcare reform
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Chinese search engine gains as Google exits
This afternoon, Google did what investors expected it would do all day long: It effectively pulled the plug on its search engine in China. If you go to www.google.cn, you are redirected to www.google.com.hk, the search engine's Hong Kong site....
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Frank Ahrens
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March 22, 2010; 5:11 PM ET |
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| Tags: Baidu, China, Google
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N.Y. police confirm Fed's findings on 'runaway' Prius: Driver error
New York police confirmed what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported in initial findings last week, that the "runaway" Prius widely reported in New York two weeks ago was the result of driver error. On March 10, a driver...
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March 22, 2010; 3:16 PM ET |
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| Tags: Prius, Runaway acceleration, Toyota, prius hoax, runaway prius
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Health-care legislation's economic/business winners and losers
My colleague Chris Cillizza over at The Fix has done a good job listing the political winners and losers from last night's House passage of the new health-care legislation, which you can see by clicking here. Let's take a look...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 22, 2010; 2:08 PM ET |
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| Tags: Obama, Obamacare, healthcare reform, insurance companies, pharma
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Stocks erase losses in mid-day trading
UPDATED at 12:20 p.m.: Stocks have rebounded in mid-day trading, erasing the day's earlier losses. As of 12:20 p.m., the Dow is up three-tenths of 1 percent. The broader S&P 500 is up three-tenths of 1 percent and the tech-heavy...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 22, 2010; 12:20 PM ET |
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| Tags: Dow Jones, Google, nasdaq, s&p 500
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