‘Dark Money’ by Jane Mayer explores how billionaires reshape politics
Jane Mayer owns the franchise on tracking big money in American politics. Her articles for The New Yorker magazine over several years and her new book "Dark Money" make her...
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McKay Coppins probes the roots of the current Republican presidential contenders
Call them the clown car. Call them the deep bench. Whatever you call them, the contenders for the Republican nomination for president this year comprise an assortment of ambitious individuals...
Review: ‘Saving Capitalism for the Many, Not the Few’ by Robert Reich
Like any good teacher, Robert Reich knows that making a simple yet crucial idea stick often takes much time and many presentations of the concept. You may recall when you...
Review: ‘1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History’ by Jay Winik
Much of the recent commentary about people fleeing Syria and other Middle East and African hot spots, seeking new homes in Europe, draws a parallel to the plight of Jews...
Review: ‘Vendetta’ by James Neff
Oh, for the days when crime was crime, when good guys and bad guys fought it out on the streets, in the courts and before congressional committees. James Neff, investigations...
Market angst off the charts
Investors remain gun-shy as a hectic first quarter on Wall Street draws to a close. The historic efforts by the Federal Reserve to inject cash into the economy and restore...
Stocks close lower on weak consumer spending
Stocks closed lower Friday, after a report of weak consumer spending in February added weight to recession fears. Retailer J.C. Penney issued a downbeat sales outlook. The Dow Jones industrial...
Lenders take cue to revisit dividends
Earnings are opinions; cash dividends are facts. This basic truth of investing is usually forgotten in good times and bad. In good times, such as the economic boom of the...
Unexpected decline in durable goods weighs on stocks
Stocks slipped Wednesday, after a worse-than-expected report on new orders for durable goods last month at the nation's factories and fresh pessimism from an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. about...
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-$1.02 10.6% AMR Corp. stock fell to $8.61. The parent of American Airlines fell after crude oil rose by more than $4 a barrel in New York, signaling increased costs....