Mitt Romney

"The dominant doctrines of the 19th century, if not dead, are so battered that they will not serve us any longer as our main props. We are, indeed, living in a vacuum of faith. But the trouble about a vacuum is that it gets filled. And if there are no angels available to fill it, fools or worse...

Presidential nominees of either U.S. party can secure economic advice from any economist in the world.  This makes it all the more amazing and sad that they choose economists with track records of disastrous policy advice. Bill Clinton chose Robert Rubin, George W. Bush chose Gregory Mankiw,...

In light of Rick Santorum's leaving the race to be the GOP presidential nominee, the 2012 election appears that it will come down to a contest between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the incumbent Pres. Barack Obama. For one who believes in the "wisdom of crowds" in conjunction with...

There's no denying the fact that the Obama Administration has been less than hospitable to U.S.-based integrated and independent oil producers. Whether it has been losing bets on solar energy firms, the ill-fated moratorium on deepwater drilling following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 or...

"They that are discontented under monarchy call it tyranny, and they that are displeased with aristocracy call it oligarchy; so also, they which find themselves grieved under a democracy call it anarchy." ~Thomas Hobbes In the 17th century, the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote of the...

No matter how you slice and dice it, it is difficult to swallow when you see Warren Buffett's or Mitt Romney's taxes. You may think, how did they get their tax rates down to 15%? The challenge for many of us is not the tax rates, but the totality of taxes or the level of income we receive. As I...

FOX Business Network (FBN) Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino spoke exclusively with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon from the JPMorgan's New York headquarters about the health of the company, financial regulation, and the United States economy. Dimon said he hopes to continue to run JPMorgan for “...

In case you didn't get the memo, Republican voters head to the polls in South Carolina on Saturday for the third nominating showdown of the 2012 race for the GOP nomination. The latest polls show former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ahead by substantial margins in the Palmetto State, but...

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the rising threat of Iran becoming the new top enemy of the United States. Especially, the Republican presidential candidates have voiced their concerns over Iran's nuclear program and actions to shut the Strait of Hormuz, which is a main shipping...

Sometimes bread tastes better than freedom. One has to wonder how much freedom a starving individual would be willing to give up in order to survive. This is something to keep in mind going into the next year as we make our way through the global financial crisis. And as we approach the beginning...

Following the Republican presidential debate on Saturday night in Iowa, it finally dawned on me that Mitt Romney's calling may be to be a game show host. Where some Americans during the 2008 presidential election commented that they could see Sarah Palin as a future talk show host, I can now see...

On Friday, US trade deficit data for the month of October came in lower than anticipated. The balance of trade printed at negative $43.5B, less than the $43.9B that was expected. This may lend credence to the possibility that the Federal Reserve's plan is working: that is, a weakening of the US...

Financial sector stocks could be given a boost if Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich gets his way. The former House speaker, who has been rising in the polls, says that he wants to allow Americans to opt out of the Social Security system and place funds into personally managed...

Winners Mitt Romney Romney came into this debate the frontrunner, and left it looking like the presumptive nominee. His debate-style isn’t going to win him any accolades alone, but he leaves nobody questioning his temperance and vision for America. The point that many conservatives believed...

As Republican Presidential candidates clamor for support in the all important early primary states, the previously foggy end result is beginning to be illuminated. The open contest that many expected to remain vibrant deep into the primary calendar, now is gaining more certainty as we enter fourth...