WASHINGTON — After Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said that millionaires paying more taxes to save the economy was “rather pathetic,” another Republican senator spoke against the proposal, suggesting that the poor take the burden instead of the rich. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) voted against the measure Thursday, demanding that poor middle-class Americans need to do […]
The U.S. economy took another hit, as the national unemployment rate rose from 9.1 to 9.2 percent, the Department of Labor said Friday. Additionally, the economy added only 18,000 jobs in June, with 14.1 million people out of work, a slight increase from the 13.9 million unemployed Americans reported in May. Black unemployment stayed at […]
CHICAGO — Former president Bill Clinton hosted a two-day job summit in Chicago to seek new, innovative ways to help grow the economy. The Clinton Global Initiative America Jobs Summit’s goal is to share the best ideas and brainstorm new ones, so that individuals, cities, states, and companies can help grow the economy, despite strains […]
CHICAGO — Former president Bill Clinton hosted a two-day job summit in Chicago to seek new, innovative ways to help grow the economy. The Clinton Global Initiative America Jobs Summit’s goal is to share the best ideas and brainstorm new ones, so that individuals, cities, states, and companies can help grow the economy, despite strains […]
President Barack Obama was hailed as the best communicator since President Ronald Reagan when he came into office in 2009, but at this current pace, his White House, and by extension the Democrats, appear more like King George VI in “The King’s Speech.” The stuttering and stammering when it comes to discussing this economy is […]
A new poll shows that 44 percent of Americans believe the economy is worse off under President Obama than when George Bush was in office. The poll, conducted by Bloomberg, shows that the continuing lack of jobs available for the American public is causing alarming concern of the president’s economic direction. In an ABC News/Washington […]
The New York Times is reporting that investors are fleeing the stock market at a sharp pace in response to recent economic news. Wall Street trading took a two percent fall on Wednesday as employers have failed to add jobs to the hiring market at the previously predicted rate. In addition, other factors such as […]
via BBC News US employment rose in April for the seventh month in a row, official figures have shown, but the overall unemployment rate has also risen. According to the US Labor Department, the number of new jobs created in April rose by 244,000, more than expected. However, the unemployment rate rose too, to 9%, […]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the budget battle on Capitol Hill. Are the proposed GOP budget cuts about helping the economy, lowering the deficit or is it simply ideology? Will the Republican budget cuts ultimately hurt the economy? WATCH:
Roland Martin talk with Harold Lewis a franchisee and a member of the BMOA (Black McDonald’s Operators Association) about McDonald’s announcement to fill 50,000 jobs on April 19th, 2011. According to Lewis McDonald’s hopes to fill a wide variety of positions ranging from entry level to management and corporate positions. LISTEN:
CNN Money’s Poppy Harlow joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss comments made by the head of industrial conglomerate 3M (MMM, Fortune 500). 3M CEO George Buckley blasted the president as being “anti-business,” saying that the policies of this administration make business want to do business elsewhere.
DETROIT — As more U.S. buyers head back into auto dealerships, automakers are jostling for their attention with sweetened deals.
