Tag: Obama
Obama cancels missile shield: Curious timing?
Published on September 17, 2009
The Obama Administration canceled the Eastern European missile defense system on a peculiar anniversary. A portent of other betrayals yet to come?
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore, MD — TFN: When Hillary Clinton handed her Russian colleagues a “reset” button earlier this year, the thought popping into my mind was just how far the Obama Administration wanted [...]
Geico drops Fox’s Glenn Beck: Amberger follows up
Published on August 14, 2009
Geico has dropped advertising support for Fox News’ Glenn Beck. I asked them why…
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore, MD — TFN: Thanks to what has been called an “orchestrated” campaign by the radical, left-wing, Obama-near political organization Color of Change, Fox News host Glenn Beck’s highly rated cable news show is being abandoned by several large advertisers.
Among [...]
Detroit bankruptcies: Uncle Sam gets ready to fight
Published on May 21, 2009
Obama promised a quick run through the courts for Chrysler. Just like a few of his other promises, it looks like the notion is flat-out impossible. The battle is just getting started.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Do you think the Obama administration ever sits back and thinks, “Damn, the dissenters were right again”?
First [...]
Maestro Obama: Profit as the “master” meddles with the market
Published on May 11, 2009
Washington is fascinated with “fixing” the healthcare system. About all it will really do is drive down share prices. For short-term traders there are plenty of opportunities. Today’s action is proof of the volatility to come.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Let’s say you have a choice of two investments; one with a revenue [...]
What’s it gonna take to get Uncle Sam in this car today?
Published on April 28, 2009
Uncle Sam may be getting himself into far more than he realizes. Instead of running a government, now he’s got a handful of banks, an insurance company and an auto industry.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I can imagine the advertisements already. “Come on down to the Cinco de Mayo sale at Uncle Sam [...]
Joke of the day: Obama scolds the credit card industry
Published on April 23, 2009
The credit card industry is getting an earful from Washington. Unfortunately, our leaders are not looking out for you and me, they are merely campaigning for more votes.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): So long free markets and consumer choice. If Washington has its way, competition will be curtailed and the greedy, evil credit [...]
Cuba: Investor’s paradise or fool’s trap?
Published on April 13, 2009
Obama is making more bold moves today. His latest headline-maker is changes in the laws involving American commerce with Cuba. Some investors are jumping with joy on the news. Is there still time to join the action?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): This is going to be one of those weeks when investors have [...]
Some political smoke for the mirrors
Published on April 3, 2009
The House has given its nod to allow the FDA to regulate the cigarette industry. Will the measure make it through the Senate? Oddly enough, Altria’s (NYSE:MO) Phillip Morris hopes the bill becomes law.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I always called the nation’s countless lottery systems its broadest “poor” tax, but now it [...]
Politics worth crying about
Published on March 16, 2009
The world of politics is rich with entertainment these days. The financial markets hate politicians, but when the world’s leaders get this active, it is impossible not to track their action.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is business as usual in the world of politics. There are three topics worth laughing at, worrying about [...]
Hail to the Investment-Adviser-in-Chief!
Published on March 4, 2009
President Obama is hanging out his shingle as an investment adviser. But the trademark “eloquence” only thinly veils a profound lack of knowledge about terminology and investing concepts.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: A day of good news: The Commander-in-Chief has become Investment-Adviser-in-Chief as well.
“Profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks [...]
A powerful and paralyzing shot to the jaw
Published on February 27, 2009
The markets are scared once again. Who is to blame? It does not take an expert to know Washington is up to the same old tricks. Who knew Uncle Sam was a heavyweight boxer?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Washington does it again. I have never been a conspiracy theorist by even the most liberal [...]
The New Math: The effect of Oprahnomics
Published on February 13, 2009
Oprahnomics make for touching daytime television. They may even elect a president. But the wholesome goodness of top-down largesse typically has fiscal consequences that the neither the giver nor the recipient understand fully.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: A few years ago, talk show diva Oprah Winfrey gave away 276 brand-new Pontiac G-Sixes to her live audience. Those [...]
Don’t blow your paltry share of the bailout
Published on February 12, 2009
Washington is getting ready to hand you a tax break. While the poor and the old are making out like bandits, the working guy is getting fleeced.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I have got to hand it to the Obama Administration. When the nation’s newest leader/pop star ran for office, he made some [...]
Executive order #6: Opening the gates of hell
Published on February 4, 2009
Obama has only been in office for a couple of weeks, yet he has destroyed the system that countless Americans have fought and died for. The Civil War ended slavery. What will it take to end the new administration’s freedom-destroying laws?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): On January 20, millions of Americans uttered the words, [...]
$500 tax credit: Too little, way too late
Published on January 23, 2009
The nation is starting to catch on to the fact that even the latest round of economic stimulus will not be enough to pull the nation’s economy out of the gutter. Instead of stuffing our bank accounts with cash, our leaders are stuffing their pockets with votes.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): There are few [...]
The three best – and worst – stocks of Obama’s first 100 days (PART II)
Published on January 22, 2009
The markets are taking another nosedive on the news that some of the nation’s largest companies are doing worse than expected. That means Wall Street is even riskier. To eliminate much of the risk, avoid these three stocks.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is only day number two for the Obama administration and already [...]
The three best (and worst) stocks of Obama’s first 100 days
Published on January 21, 2009
Americans are begging for change. Will President Obama give them what they want or will the first 100 days of his career in the Oval Office be just as bad as the last 100 days?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is do-or-die time in corporate America. If companies do not get their finances [...]
The news will dominate Wall Street this week
Published on January 19, 2009
This is going to be one of the busiest and most-pivotal weeks in a long time for the nation and its investors. A new leader may bring hope and change, but the same old negative earnings reports could bring news of more losses.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore—(TFN): I should not have to tell you that [...]
Why won’t they just go away
Published on January 13, 2009
If you thought the problems in Detroit ended when Congress cut a check, you had better think again. We are entering the next chapter of an epic saga.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): When Congress sent General Motors (NYSE:GM) its first “bailout” check worth $4 billion earlier this month, few folks thought it would [...]
The “death tax” won’t die
Published on January 12, 2009
The inauguration may be next week, but the campaigning for a second term has already begun. Reading the headlines may make Obama look like he is fighting for you and I. But dig a little deeper and you may be surprised by what you learn.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore—(TFN): As the nation’s economy is driven deeper [...]
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