Archive - November 2005 - October 2005 - September 2005 - August 2005

Monday, October 31

• Consumer spending bounces back in Sept. (AP)

• Economic ties binding Japan to rival China (NYT)

• Japan panel says U.S. beef is safe, trade to resume (Reuters)

• IMF-World Bank in WTO talks plea (BBC)

• Michael Fumento: Fill 'er up with oil sands! (TCS)

• Avoid a VAT (Wash. Times)

Friday, October 28

• Economy grows at an energetic rate in 3Q (AP)

• Energy costs aren't bad news for everyone (Biz Journals)

• EU offers sweeping tariff cuts (IHT)

• 'Frivolous' suits could be costly (CBS)

• When growth and social protections clash (Economist)

• Steve Milloy: DDT is only real weapon to combat malaria (Fox)

• Will the Internet become the UNTERNET? (TCS)

• Alan Reynolds: This Is Tax Reform? (Cato)

Thursday, October 27

• The oil shock with no pain (Newsweek)

• Saudi Arabia to join WTO (Reuters)

• House approves overhaul at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (NY Times)

• Bush backs budget cuts for storm aid (Wash.Times)

• White House to reinstate wage rules (CNN)

• Doug Bandow: Price Gouging in the Public Interest (Cato)

• Alan Greenspan, the Gentle Persuader (Reason)

Wednesday, October 26

• $125 billion in spending targeted (Wash Times)

• D.C. Seizes 16 Owners' Property for Stadium (Wash Post)

• Record energy prices breathe new life into push for offshore drilling (Knight Ridder)

• Officials hope to lift logjam at trade talks (IHT)

• Gas pains keep easing (CNN)

• Bush tells Republicans he'll get tough on spending (Reuters)

• Walter E. Williams: Ammunition for poverty pimps (Townhall)

• Bruce Bartlett: Tax reform option (Wash Times)

• John Stossel: Pigging out (Townhall)

Tuesday, October 25

• Nominee to head Federal Reserve widely praised (Knight Ridder)

• Gas prices are doing something crazy: Falling (USA Today)

• Are unions the only hope for jobs for blacks? (TimesWatch)

• Canada attacks US on wood tariffs (BBC)

• World trade deal 'on knife edge' (BBC)

• Herman Cain: Destruction from within (Townhall)

• The tax reform trap (Am. Spectator)

Monday, October 24

• Face globalisation or become “nothing,” EU chief tells Europe (AFP)

• Nation's gasoline prices drop by 25 cents (Reuters)

• Trade official finds blame to go around (NY Times)

• WTO leader pessimistic about trade negotiations (USA Today)

• Market Preview: Robust U.S. economy to weather the storm (FT)

• Neil Hrab: The other important culture war (TCS)

• Daniel Ikenson: Felling NAFTA (Am. Spectator)

Friday, October 21

• Oil prices dip below $60 as supply fears ease (MSNBC)

• Wilma Is Not Global Warming (Fox)

• Europe Remains Divided on Farm Subsidies (NY Times)

• Property rights conference will harness outrage (Wash Times)

• House Passes Lawsuit Protection for Gun Industry (CNSNews.com)

• Nations Blame E.U. For Stalling Trade Talks (Wash Post)

• Uriah Kriegel: Between Jam and Jelly: Regulation as the Default State of Affairs (TCS)

• Tanner and Cannon: Katrina's Medicaid Boondoggle (Cato)

Thursday, October 20

• Obesity-lawsuit bill passes in House (Wash. Times)

• Survey by Fed shows growth continuing (LA Times)

• Allstate posts loss after hurricanes (LA Times)

• Trade envoys gloomy on next meeting (IHT)

• Peter Ferrara: Spending crisis curve (Wash. Times)

• James Pinkerton: The Andromeda Strategy (TCS)

Wednesday, October 19

• FEMA official: End subsidies for flood insurance (USA Today)

• European ministers meet as Roche expands flu drug production (Bloomberg)

• Bush’s panel rejects plan for national sales tax (AP)

• UAW asks court to approve pact with GM (AP)

• Bush backs EU efforts to cut agricultural subsidies (IHT)

• Walter Williams: A nation of sheeple (Townhall)

• Brendan Miniter: Can they cut it? (WSJ)

Tuesday, October 18

• Retailers bulk up to rebuild the Gulf Coast (AP)

• U.S. appeal in tobacco case denied (LA Times)

• Economy seems to be weathering storms (MSNBC)

• Less paper, but fewer deductions (USA Today)

• France moves to stop more EU farm aid cuts (IHT)

• Thomas Sowell: Random thoughts (Townhall)

• Duane D. Freese: Blowing in the wind (TCS)

Monday, October 17

• U.S., China hash out economics (AP)

• EU said to falter on farm trade (Wash.Times)

• An optimistic voice for deal on farm aid (NYT)

• Snow says China moving to flexible yuan (Reuters)

• France's economic model showing signs of stress (LA Times)

• Bush starts to bat for free trade (C.S. Monitor)

• Alex M. Brill: Will the real global economic threat please stand up? (TCS)

Friday, October 14

• WTO chief says compromise needed in trade talks, signs of EU row appear (AFP)

• "How Did Things Get This Bad?" Blame Capitalism (TimesWatch)

• What Arctic Warming? (Fox News)

• Tax code makeover: More modest, less rad (CNN)

• Christian Science Monitor: Raising the retirement age

Thursday, October 13

• Court blocks Spitzer inquiry into loan data (NYT)

• Inter-Korea trade to reach $1 billion (IHT)

• Gas prices keep coming down (CNN Money)

• Latest round of Sino-US textile talks fails to reach accord (AFP)

• Criticism flies in WTO talks (AFP)

• Hybrid buyer's guide (Forbes)

• Thomas Sowell: Spoiled brat politics: Part II (Townhall)

Wednesday, October 12

• Trade ministers end meeting without breakthrough (Reuters)

• Average gas prices drop 8 cents over past week (Reuters)

• Apparel firms hope textile dispute ends (LAT)

• Greenspan: Flexibility crucial to economy (AP)

• G20 will table new subsidy cut plan after US, EU move at WTO (AFP)

• John Stossel: Let the free market be free (Townhall)

• Slippery Teflon charges won't stick (TCS)

Tuesday, October 11

• U.S., EU offer plans to reduce farm aid (LAT)

• America tries to get things moving (Economist)

• Gasoline, diesel prices retreat (CNN Money)

• U. Md. economist wins 2005 Nobel award (Wash.Times)

• Possible spending cuts cause grief for lawmakers (Fox News)

• Thomas Sowell: Spoiled brat politics (Townhall)

• Bruce Bartlett: The Times is still wrong on taxation (Townhall)

Monday, October 10

• House passes bill encouraging more refineries (AP)

• Nestle plans 'fair trade' coffee (Financial Times)

• The little company that could (USAT)

• U.S. steps up effort to persuade China to shift on trade (NYT)

• Doug Giles: PETA is full of SHEETA (Townhall)

• David Boaz : Time for new thinking about poverty (Cato)

Friday, October 7

• U.S. ready to tackle farm subsidies at WTO (Reuters)

• Katrina job loss less than forecast (CNN Money)

• Companies busy with hurricane orders (C.S. Monitor)

• New FEMA boss pledges to end waste, solicit bids for contracts (Sun-Sentinel)

• Anti-biotech film a 'Crockumentary' (Fox News)

• Duane D. Freese: The O'Reilly X-Factor (TCS)

• Rich Tucker: Warning shot (Townhall)

Thursday, October 6

• News of pandemonium may have slowed aid (Wash.Post)

• Oil hits two-month low on falling demand (AP)

• EU withholds subsidies for new Airbus jet (AP)

• Landowners must yield to ballpark (Wash.Times)

• A rift widens over EU's economic policy (IHT)

• Spending overdose (Wash.Times)

• Alan Reynolds: Ill winds blow sick politics (Cato)

Wednesday, October 5

• Change sought to cover losses (LAT)

• Factory orders on the rise (Reuters)

• New, expanding refineries a long-term solution, companies say (Knight-Ridder)

• Walter Williams: Category 5 hot air (Wash.Times)

• Glenn Reynolds: Some 21st-century ideas on energy and employment (TCS)

Tuesday, October 4

• Oil prices fall back below $65 a barrel (AP)

• Companies assess Katrina response (USAT)

• Zurich Financial expects Katrina payouts of 600 million dollars (AFP)

• Portman to host 15 trade officials (Wash.Times)

• BP forecasts $700 million hit from hurricanes

• Free markets and social welfare (Mises Institute)

• Michael Tanner : In praise of U.S. health care (Cato)

Monday, October 3

• Study: Sun's Changes to Blame for Part of Global Warming

• Mexican Avocado Industry Reaping Fruits of Trade Deal

• Dollar up sharply on rate expectations (Wash Post)

• Florida city considers eminent domain (Wash Times)

• Construction Spending Climbs to New High (AP)

• Matt Hayes: Insurance Lawsuits Won't Help Katrina Victims (Fox)

• Mona Charen: It's the spending, stupid (Wash Times)

• I Smell a Rat (Tech Central Station)