VIDEO: Ron Paul launches Minnesota campaign

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul launched the Minnesota portion of his presidential campaign with a spirited rally at the St. Cloud Civic Center Saturday.

Wells Fargo leads list of 30 companies paying less than nothing in taxes

Wells Fargo & Co. tops the list of companies receiving the largest tax breaks since 2008, according to a joint study from Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

Wells Fargo is one of 30 companies that paid less than nothing in federal corporate income More…

Ron Paul takes latest Des Moines presidential straw poll

GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans.

Report shows Federal Reserve boards filled with business and financial executives

With Republicans in Congress unwilling to pass President Obama’s jobs bill, many believe that the Federal Reserve is the only institution left that can lift the economy out of its seemingly perpetual slump.

Inflation up in Western states, but lower than other regions

Consumer prices in the Western states, including New Mexico, rose 0.4 percent in September, and 3.5 percent in the past year. The New Mexico Business Weekly reports:

Kansas City Fed sees commodities, land values remaining high

A report published by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank sees continued high commodity prices and, thus, continued high land values at least for the near term.

Occupy Wall Street marches to house of JPMorgan CEO and Federal Reserve board member

Protesters from the “99 percent” movement marched on the Upper East Side of New York City Tuesday, planting themselves on a block between FAO Schwarz and Bloomingdale’s where high-profile members of New York’s moneyed elite live.

Occupy Wall Street marches on reserve banks led by opponents of federal stimulus

While much of the discussion around the role of the Fed in improving the economy has centered on the actions of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Occupy Wall Street movement will try a different tack today by marching on the country’s regional Federal Reserve banks — pivotal but often More…

Ideas swirling for consumer debt relief

Two writers for Reuters penned a piece today proposing a program of debt forgiveness for U.S. consumers. Arguing the national economy is sluggish due to high household debt — roughly 90 percent of GDP, a decline of 100 percent since the economic downturn began — financial institutions should negotiate More…

Anti-stimulus Federal Reserve leaders were appointed by boards dominated by business executives

After the FOMC, the Federal Reserve policy committee, voted Wednesday to attempt to stimulate the economy by continuing to target low-interest rates while swapping short-term bonds for long-term bonds — in what is known as “Operation Twist” — Republicans in Congress have reacted by accusing the Fed of engaging More…