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Tort report: Va. a ‘sucker,’ Md. a ‘sinner’
Submitted on 3.31.2008
Voters in the Potomac region recently cast their ballots, but the presidential primary is not the only contest worthy of note. The race to create the most efficient state legal system reveals a few winners and many losers.
CNBC TV - Discussing the Fed
Submitted on 3.28.2008
An outlook on the Fed, with Lee Hoskins, former Federal Reserve Bank president and PRI senior fellow and CNBC's Larry Kudlow.
We aren't the world
Submitted on 3.27.2008
BLUE IN THE FACE we have preached ourselves over the years arguing that punitive damages are a multifaceted disgrace. Lo, now comes an ally: the world.
Trial Lawyers Say Recent Study Proves Tort Reform Doesn't Work
Submitted on 3.25.2008
A new study on tort reform by a business-backed institute "proves tort reform does not work," according to the association for the nation's trial lawyers.
Illinois is a lawsuit magnet
Submitted by Travis Akin on 3.23.2008
Every day we seem to be inundated with yet even more grim economic news. With the nation's economy apparently teetering, Illinois is in the uncomfortable position of facing the possibility of a recession without the luxury of ever fully recovering from the last one.
Battling Wall St. Crisis
Submitted on 3.19.2008
Lee Hoskins, Pacific Research Institute Sr. Fellow, on CNBC's Larry Kudlow discussing Federal Reserve's latest rate cuts.
Is N.C. a 'sucker' state?
Submitted on 3.19.2008
A new report says North Carolina is a "sucker" because its legal climate is ripe for greedy lawyers seeking a payday.
The Fed at the Buzzer
Submitted by Tobin Harshaw on 3.18.2008
The other March Madness? The Federal Reserve, in complete crisis mode, is widely expected to cut the federal funds rate this week, but one of its own is taking issue.
Gold Jumps 3% on Fed's "Sunday Special" as Stocks, Bonds & Currencies Enter "Genuine Panic"
Submitted on 3.17.2008
PHYSICAL GOLD PRICES leapt more than 3% at the start of world trade on Monday – and the US Dollar and Asian stock markets sank – on news that the Federal Reserve will today start lending directly to New York investment banks to "bolster market liquidity and promote orderly market functioning."
Memo To The Fed: Stop Those Rate Cuts
Submitted by W. Lee Hoskins, Ph.D on 3.17.2008
The markets rallied last Tuesday in response to the Fed's growing assistance to holders of mortgage-backed securities. Yet many onlookers are convinced that an aggressive cut in the federal funds rate at the upcoming March 18 meeting is still necessary to avoid a painful recession. In our view, further loosening at this time would be a mistake, and would also send an alarming signal regarding future monetary policy.
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