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Panelists talked about the impact that admission policies for highly skilled immigrants has on the U.S. economy, specifically policies that are making it increasingly difficult for highly sk…

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MI), and former Senator James Sasser (D-TN) discussed the role of divided government. They focused on the “fiscal cl…

U.S. Representative Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Committee on the Budget, talked about the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts…

Carlos Ghosn talked with Alan Murray about the economy, the future of the electric car, and the state of the auto industry at a Wall Street Journal breakfast. He also talked about the Europe…

Anne Sweeney talked about the effect of mobile technology on the future of television. Among the topics she addressed were the state of broadcast television, new platform development and the…

Merck Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier was interviewed by Alan Murray about health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Among the topics they discussed were the 2010 …

Jack Lew talked about talked about the work on the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles talked about the work on the congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Both urged the committee to “go big and bold” in a recommended solutio…

Treasury Secretary Geithner spoke with Robert Thomson about the global financial crisis, the outlook for resolving it, and the implications for the future. He urged Europe to “act faster” in…

Business leaders spoke about issues facing their companies in corporate finance, and the role government could play to stimulate the economy and help business. They also responded to questio…

Charles Goodhart of the London School of Economics and Stanford University Professor John Taylor gave summaries of their respective papers on of the role of central banks. Afterward, former …

The National Governors Association held its second day of meetings in Boston, Massachusetts. Governors focused on “Redesigning State Government,” where they examined ways to strategically ba…

Former Congressional staffers and scholars talked about what goes on behind the scenes when legislation is passed. Topics included partisanship and national debt. John Hilley outlined his pr…

Robert Mueller a talked about the FBI’s role in investigating financial crime. He said that government stimulus spending and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) could lead to increased …

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talked with Alan Murray about basic principles upon which a new global financial system should be built. He also spoke about proposed changes to federal r…

T. Boone Pickens talked about his book, The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America’s Energy Future Crown Business; September 2, 2008), and energy poli…

Jeffrey Immelt talked about the national and global economies. Topics included the financial situation of GE, and the caps on executive salaries announced the previous day by President Obama…