Are things getting any better for Santa?
This time last year we talked to a toy manufacturer about how economic uncertainty was affecting his business. Are things any better now?
Radio: LaDona Harvey Show
Gretchen Hamel and LaDona discuss what Congress is up to and the lingering talks around the remaining policies expiring year-end….
Will supercommittee punt on toughest issues?
There is now talk of the group setting out general guidelines, but kicking the specifics of a plan to Congressional committees.
B.A. Spending Daily
A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
Unemployment rate dips in October
While the unemployment rate dipped to 9% last month from September’s 9.1% mark, the economy added only 80,000 jobs.
European leaders strike late night deal
After missing their self-imposed Sunday deadline, European leaders agreed to a plan to address the European debt crisis late last night.
Businesses and consumers hold on to cash
The connection between government overspending and Americans’ bottom lines is becoming more and more clear.
Debt crisis resolution evades European leaders
As October 23 came and past, the 27 European Union nations grappling to heal Greece’s mushrooming debt crisis missed their targeted deadline for consensus.
Europe can no longer delay solutions
Nothing the European Union has done so far has quelled the fear of world financial markets leaving many to wonder whether the EU will emerge intact.
Radio: ARNN’s Mid-Mornings with Ernie Brown
On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Employment Situation Report for September. Although the U.S. added 103,000 jobs in September, the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent., Gretchen Hamel joined America’s Radio News Network Mid-Mornings with Ernie Brown, to discuss….

