Fiscal Cliff: What about the states?
Discussion and debate about the so-called impending “fiscal cliff” in the U.S. dominates the news as a December 31st deadline for its resolution looms. But the potential impact of this event on...
View ArticleU.S. Fiscal Dispute Shows Sign of Thaw Before Deadline
Lawmakers return to Washington today amid a potential thaw in the U.S. fiscal policy dispute, as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner attempt to make a deal to prevent spending cuts...
View ArticleDuPont curtailing spending due to “fiscal cliff”
(Reuters) – Chemical maker DuPont (DD.N) will spend less on capital projects next year than initially planned due to uncertainty about the U.S. “fiscal cliff,” Chief Executive Ellen Kullman said in an...
View ArticleBoehner: Serious differences remain on “fiscal cliff”
(Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday “serious differences” remain with President Barack Obama in talks to avert the “fiscal cliff” of steep tax hikes and budget cuts set for the end...
View ArticleWith surprise announcement on debt ceiling, landscape shifts dramatically on...
With just five days until we barrel over the fiscal cliff, the administration just deepened the metaphorical ravine by announcing Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. will hit the debt limit on December...
View ArticleU.S. will hit debt limit on Dec. 31, Treasury Department says
The U.S. government will hit the $16.4 trillion federal debt limit on Monday and turn to “extraordinary measures” to continue borrowing, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, beginning a countdown...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff: What Happens if Congress Takes No Action
Several tax and spending changes will occur over the next year if the White House and Congress fail to reach a deal to avert them. Here’s a timetable from the NewYorkTimes.com
View Article3 more fiscal cliffs loom
Think the fiscal cliff caused an awful lot of uncertainty and held back the economy? How about three more cliff-like deadlines over the next three months? More from CNNMoney.com
View ArticleInsight: In “fiscal cliff” bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks
(Reuters) – As the Congress rushed last week to approve a “fiscal cliff” tax bill that raised incometaxes on the wealthy, Washington lobbyists were fretting over a drama that was playing out within the...
View ArticleWhite House delays 2014 budget after “fiscal cliff” standoff
(Reuters) – The White House will delay submission of its budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 2014 because of the protracted fight over the “fiscal cliff,” according to an official in President...
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