AP Econ Writers Fret Over No 'Stimulus,' Govt. 'Cutting at All Levels

Tom Blumer
August 3rd, 2011 9:33 PM
If we're to believe Paul Wiseman and David K. Randall at the Associated Press in their Wednesday afternoon report on the economy, all of the alleged solutions which might shake the U.S. economy out of its weakness either aren't available or no one has the will to try them: stimulus, infrastructure projects, jobs programs, or another round of quantitative easing. Oh, and governments are damaging…
 

Oops: AP Says GDP Report Was Causing Stock Market Rise in AM, Quietly

Tom Blumer
January 29th, 2011 8:35 AM
It seems that Associated Press Business Writer David K. Randall made a bad call yesterday. But he only has himself to blame for engaging in what he should have known was wishful thinking. Shortly after the government's report on economic growth during the fourth quarter of 2010 came in with an annualized 3.2% reading, Randall put out this this short report: Stocks edge up after stronger…