Steven Rattner debates President Obama’s economic policies with host Lawrence Kudlow and guest Tony Fratto, noting that while nobody is happy with the current state of the economy, things would have been a lot worse if the President’s policies had not been implemented.
On today’s Morning Joe, we put Friday’s jobs numbers in perspective — how many jobs Obama has added since he took over, how seasonal and other factors distort spring jobs numbers, and how 3 big sectors (government, construction, and finance) are holding back the recovery. We also discuss the impact of the jobs report on […]
Steven Rattner discusses President Obama’s economic policies with host, Chris Wallace, pointing out that the state of the economy would be a lot worse if the President had not implemented the policies he did.
The Morning Joe team discusses the fiscal cliff approaching at the end of this year when several major tax cuts and spending provisions expire, using charts to show the impact on deficit and economic growth if Congress fails to act. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Morning Joe team discusses Europe’s problems, noting that they are not simply limited to the austerity vs. growth debate. Germany is doing far better than peripheral economies because its unit labor costs are much lower, making it much more competitive. Click here to see our charts, which also show how much the peripheral economies’ interest costs and […]
The Morning Joe team discusses Facebook’s upcoming IPO and what investors should be aware of: Facebook’s very high valuation relative to Google at the time of its IPO and how other recent internet stocks have performed since going public. Click here to view the charts discussed. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning, we discuss JP Morgan’s $2 billion loss on risky bets and the effects it has had on JPM’s market value, as well as the importance of not overreacting to these figures, using charts to break down the meaning behind the numbers. Click here for access to the charts. Visit […]
Steven Rattner explains why President Obama’s effective tax rate is lower than his secretary’s as well as the ineffectiveness of Romney’s plan to end certain tax deductions. Click here to see the charts discussed in this segment of Morning Joe. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
On this segment of Morning Joe, Steven Rattner discusses the March jobs report and how the warm weather affected hiring this spring. He also discusses the political and economic impact of declining wages. Click here for access to the charts. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Morning Joe team discusses health care reform and its associated revenues and costs, and what will happen if the individual mandate fails. Click here to see Steven Rattner’s charts on the topic. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
