Important new policy initiatives are in the news every day. Politics is often a story on the business pages and is relevant for investors. Some of the Obama initiatives are already in place, but there are many issues still in play.
For the last several months, several observers including ourselves have noted that whatever is going on at the “lower-value-added” end of the manufacturing and technology scale the real challenge China poses to the US lies not in the area of currency valuations, but in the “higher-value-added” regions of so-called “green” or “clean” technologies.
Casting health care overhaul as a legacy for the American people and failure as politically unthinkable, President Barack Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party's half-century quest to expand the social safety net by providing access for all.
Brand expert John Tantillo defends P&G, despite their recently released quarterly results. He points out that P&G has a long history of turning a bad situation into a win--such as when they pioneered the soap opera during the Depression.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Friday called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief to stimulate a sagging economy and fend off a possible recession.
