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Atlanta Federal Reserve chair shares cautious optimism on economy with Sarasota audience listen
02/20/12 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: federal reserve, Dennis Lockhart, economy
The chair of the Atlanta Federal Reserve is encouraged by recent improvements in the economy, but his overall stance is one of caution and restraint. Dennis Lockhart shared his views on economic recovery with a crowd of about 150 people at New College in Sarasota earlier this week.
Lockhart said recent improvements in employment, household income, business confidence and the beginning of credit expansion are good in...
Be the first to commentDavid Kotok: Employment influences on the market and Federal Reserve policies listen
11/18/11 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: New College of Florida, New Topics, David Kotok, economy
America’s economic recovery will include a steady rise in financial stability coupled with slow job growth. That’s the opinion of David Kotok, chair of Cumberland Advisiors. He gave that assessment to an audience of about 120 people in Sarasota on Tuesday.
Translating complex financial trends into understandable graphics is why Kotok is in demand as a commentator on the US and global economy. His forec...
Be the first to commentOccupy Tampa holds first protest in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street listen
09/26/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Tampa, protests, protesters, economy, economic justice, corruption, Campaign finance, Citizen's United v FEC, Occupy Tampa
Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement for democracy that began on September 17 with an encampment in the financial district of New York City. A Tampa group began similar protests against financial institutions at downtown’s Gaslight Park on Saturday.
Scott Shepard drove from Lakeland to attend the protest after seeing the newly...
22 commentsThe End of Growth listen
08/10/11 Kelly BenjaminWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Richard Heinberg, economy, economic justice
"Hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock" is how author Richard Heinberg describes the debt ceiling deal reached in Washington last week. In his new book The End of Growth, Heinberg asserts that economic growth as we have known it is over and done with and the global economy is inevitably contracting rather than expanding. WMNF's Kelly Benjamin spoke to Heinberg recently on how he comes to this conclusion and why the end of growth and learning to live within our ecological limits might...
1 commentsReport says speculation accounts for 83 cents per gallon of gasoline prices listen
07/12/11 Olivia KabatWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: economy, gas prices
Those high gasoline prices you're paying at the pump may have a lot to do with Wall Street speculation.
According to a new report, because of the risky speculative trading on oil in the commodities futures market, the average consumer in the United States is paying much more for gas than they should be. Sheena Rolle is with Organize Now, one of two groups that researched the report. Rolle says she knows what 83 cents per gallon extra means for working class families.
Be the first to comment“For the regular g...
In a major address on the budget, President Obama proposes lowering the deficit listen
04/13/11 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, economy, Medicare, taxes, deficit
President Barack Obama is setting a goal of lowering the deficit by $4 trillion dollars over the next 12 years as he wades into the politically volatile debate over the nation's crushing debt.
A week after formally announcing his re-election campaign, Obama is proposing a mix of tax increases already rejected by Republicans, and cuts to safety-net health programs likely to alienate many liberals.
In a speech today at George Washington University, the president proposed cutting defense s...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay economic scorecard delivers mixed results listen
03/18/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa Bay, Florida, Tampa, economy, transit, high-speed rail
A study gauging Tampa Bay’s economy is showing a couple of small gains for the region. When compared to other cities, Tampa Bay isn’t remotely out of the woods.
Earlier this month, the Tampa Bay Partnership released results of its semi-annual regional economic scorecard. The prognosis is slightly improved, but far less than ideal. The study rated Tampa, Jacksonville, and four other cities in the southeast on factors like jobs crea...
Be the first to commentPinellas County Commission gathers facts on affordable housing availability listen
03/15/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: affordable housing, economy, Pinellas County Commission, Susan Latvala, Bob LaSala, homelessness, poverty
If you’re looking for cheap rent in Tampa Bay, chances are you’re not having in easy time finding it. Today the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners held a workshop today to find answers on how to deal with a lack of affordable housing in the county. Bill Sanchez with the Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation said foreclosures are down nationwide, but not because few homeowners are filing.
Be the first to commentIt seems that the drop is basically having to do with banks having to refile paperwork that ...
Actor/Activist Danny Glover stresses community at Tampa school listen
02/25/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Danny Glover, activism, recession, Tampa, unions, economy
As part of Black History Month, scores of students at a Tampa school heard from a famous visitor this morning. Actor and human rights activist Danny Glover told students at Just Elementary that it’s important to be community-minded – and to keep studying.
Hundreds of grade school children beamed as the actor implored them to be conscientious. The Color Purple star was there as part of Just Elementary’s Black History program. He recited the Langston Hughes poem “I, Too, sing America.”
Gl...
Be the first to commentTampa Democrats gather for Obama's State of the Union address listen
01/26/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: State of The Union, Obama, economy, alternative energy, immigration, high speed rail
President Obama addressed the country last night in his State of the Union address. Obama reflected on the first two years of his administration, but he also assured the American People that he would not stop there.
President Barack Obama has served half of his term in office and has tackled some tough issues to both criticism and praise. In last night’s State of the Union address, he worked to bridge the gap between political parties by addressing concerns from both sides of the aisle....
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