Power Breakfast Podcast

Investor Heartburn: Forget the Dow, think October "crop report" by Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

Melinda — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:29:39 -0500

October 10, 2008: When it comes to keeping secrets, spy agencies have nothing on Carol House. She's s chief of U.S. Agriculture statistics. And at exactly 8:30am today the secret she has been guarding is unveiled: the October crop report. Commodities traders and speculators the world over watch these numbers like they watch the tumbling Dow, FTSE, NIKKEI and DAX. read more »

Taking brevity seriously in Hollywood cameos: A silver screen anniversary for U.S. Senators by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

October 9, 2008: Senators have never been camera shy. When they are not on the C-SPAN split screen many opt for cameos on the Hollywood silver screen: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Batman Dark Knight and GOP nominee John McCain (R-AZ) opposite Christopher Walken in Wedding Crashers. read more »

Something is crashing but it's not Wall St - yet. Citizens overwhelm the House website by Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

Melinda — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:03:26 -0500

October 1, 2008: Something is crashing as a result of the failure of the Wall Street bailout. And it's not Wall Street. As Senators prepare to vote tonight on their version of the bailout - sorry "rescue package" - the House website has been overwhelmed by millions of hits by concerned citizens. The system crashed, and a swarm of techies are still working around the clock. There are no placards, but officials wonder: A new age of political activism? read more »

A tough vote ahead in the House - a $700bn bill or another 'Great Depression'? by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:43:55 -0500

September 29, 2008: A tough vote ahead for any lawmaker in a tight race. No one wants to pass a $700 billion bill onto the taxpayers, but no one wants to start the 21st century's 'great depression' either. read more »

House GOP revolts: Bailout and McCain debate appearance hangs in balance by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:43:09 -0500

September 26, 2008: It all hangs in the balance. With House Republicans in revolt over the White House $700 billion bailout plan for Wall St, no one knows whether agreement can be reached, or whether John McCain will show up in Mississippi to debate Barack Obama tonight.

Obama and McCain head to the White House as bailout negotiations continue in Congress by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:04:48 -0500

September 25, 2008: Negotiations continue today on Capitol Hill as House and Senate leaders try to reach broad agreement on the $700bn bailout plan ahead of that White House meeting between President Bush and Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. read more »

Anger on the right, anger on the left: Rare bipartisan agreement on bailout plan by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:15:36 -0500

September 24th, 2008: Bipartisan anger as lawmakers get besieged by irate constituents over that $700 billion bailout plan. It's a rare day that fiscal conservatives can agree with left wing activists, but these are strange times.

Why fiscal conservatives fear "creeping socialism" from Hank Paulson by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:54:10 -0500

September 23, 2008: Fiscal conservatives confront a fiscal emergency, and it's taking a visit today from Dick Cheney to keep them in line with that controversial $700 billion bailout plan. As much as they may rail about creeping socialism - or at least "socialized losses" - many don't want Great Depression II on their watch.

Devil in the detail as Congress works out $700bn bailout: lawmakers also lose millions by Todd Zwillich

Todd Zwillich — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:45:36 -0500

September 22, 2008: Taxpayers aren't the only ones losing out from Wall St.'s meltdown: Lawmakers saw their fortunes wiped out last week. read more »

Taxpayers come to the rescue - again; Congress is talking $1 trillion bailout by Todd Zwillich & Sara Sciammacco

Todd Zwillich — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:49:59 -0500

September 19, 2008: Congress takes center stage as lawmakers - Democrat and Republican - join forces with the Fed and Treasury to work out a bail out plan for the credit markets, which they now say could reach $1 trillion of taxpayer dollars. Just yesterday morning it seemed they were going to take their time; now Speaker Nancy Pelosi says they'll act in matter of days.