U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Businesses quit US Chamber over climate stance

AP News 33 days ago

Growing list of companies quitting US Chamber of Commerce over climate change stance The U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls itself the "voice of business," yet a growing number of companies from Apple to Exelon are saying it doesn't speak for them when ...

Companies quitting US Chamber over climate stance

AP News 33 days ago

Companies quitting US Chamber of Commerce over climate change stance; NY paper co. is latest A growing number of companies are quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its climate change policies. The latest is a New York paper company. Mohawk Fine ...

Activists snare media with Chamber of Commerce hoax

Reuters Environmental Online Report 34 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An activist group seeking to draw attention to the debate over climate change policy staged a hoax on Monday, posing as representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Yes Men group issued a press release and held a ...

Business group mounts blitz for 20 million jobs

AP News 39 days ago

US Chamber launches campaign to promote free enterprise, sets goal of 20 million new jobs The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a multimillion dollar advertising campaign Wednesday to promote job growth and call attention to what it sees as the dangers of ...

U.S. Chamber's Donohue Shrugs Off Defections

BusinessWeek 41 days ago

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been under fire in recent weeks, as five companies -- the most prominent among them tech maven Apple (AAPL) -- have resigned or reduced their roles at the organization to protest its staunch opposition to current ...

A New Push for Obama's Consumer Finance Agency

BusinessWeek 41 days ago

Those weren't olive branches President Barack Obama was tossing at the financial industry at the White House on Oct. 9. In an effort to jump-start his faltering proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner lobbed ...

Obama steps up push for consumer protection agency

AP News 44 days ago

Obama steps up push for financial reforms, urges Congress to create consumer protection agency President Barack Obama fought to keep his proposed banking overhaul on track Friday, casting the political struggle ahead as one between big financial interests and average Americans victimized ...

CARBON CURBS: IT'S BUSINESS VS. BUSINESS

BusinessWeek 52 days ago

CARBON CURBS: IT'S BUSINESS VS. BUSINESS Even as the health-care fight rages, another fraught issue is back in the headlines: What to do about climate change. While the debate includes the familiar partisan split, this particular topic also pits conservative against conservative, ...

Health fight TV ads pass $100 million for the year

AP Features 54 days ago

Medical providers, businesses and other groups battling over a health care overhaul have spent more than $100 million this year on television advertising — an enormous sum that highlights the stakes involved. Evan Tracey, who heads a private data tracking company called ...

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