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The Motley Fool October 13, 2011 |
Megan McArdle on Stimulus, Politics, and What Washington Is Getting Right The senior editor for The Atlantic opens up at the Fool's 2011 Investing Conference. |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Jobs Now, Deficit Reduction Later The U.S. economy still needs fiscal stimulus. Attack the debt once demand returns. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
Ron Paul: "Slash Spending, Get the Government Out of Our Lives" Congressman Ron Paul weighs in on U.S. fiscal policy. |
Reason May 2009 Nick Gillespie |
Will We Be Stimulated? Suspecting that there was more disagreement out there than the president was letting on, reason magazine asked 10 economists what they expect from the stimulus package. The results were not very optimistic. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Stimulus Worked Without the quick and massive policy response, the Great Recession might still plague the United States. |
BusinessWeek April 8, 2010 Peter Coy |
U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2011 Morgan Housel |
What if We're Headed for a Recession? Four things to think about if the bears are right. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2011 Ilan Moscovitz |
From the White House: What's Going on With the Economy We've got a long way to go. |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: Lame Ducks and the Economy A host of tax, budget and regulatory issues will still be on the table when Congress reconvenes after the November election. Will the two parties be able to put aside their differences and act? |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
This Recovery Could Be Built On Quicksand Propelled by strong growth in the U.S., the world economy is on course to hit its fastest expansion in 20 years. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz |
This Is Killing the Recovery Why Washington won't fix the economy, and how it affects you. |
BusinessWeek December 8, 2010 Peter Coy |
Do Jobless Benefits Raise Unemployment? Although the Obama-GOP tax deal extends unemployment benefits, it probably will not dissuade many jobless from seeking work. |
BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 |
How to Fix the Economy: An Expert Panel Tom Keene talks with Bob Shiller, Peter Orszag, and other leading economists on how to "get out of this mess" |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Mike Dorning |
Obama's Budget and Its Discontents To Republican free-market purists, Obama's 2012 budget priorities smack of Keynesian interventionism. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Ryan Donmoyer |
Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts. |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009 |
Business and the Obama Agenda Proposals from the administration on the economy, financial reform, health care, corporate taxes, and energy and the reaction of business leaders. |
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Roger Altman, Glenn Hubbard, Glenn Hutchins and Meredith Whitney An Election Night roundtable drawn from business and academia on debt, tax cuts, and the prospect of more regulatory uncertainty. |
Reason April 2008 Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
U.S. Banker December 2002 John Engen |
Losing the Faith Skittish investors. Slumping sales. Growing uncertainty. Looming war in Iraq. Can things get any murkier? A cloudy crystal ball, darkened by the threat of a double-dip recession, may soon have bankers relying on tarot cards and tea leaves. |
Finance & Development September 2011 Laurence Ball et al. |
Painful Medicine Although advanced economies need medium-run fiscal consolidation, slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt incomes and job prospects. |
CFO December 1, 2010 Russ Banham |
Shape Shifters Top economists tinker with their projections for 2011. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Nick Kapur |
Dear Paul Krugman: Enough Already! The economist needs to get some new arguments, or just get over himself. |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
Financial Advisor January 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Thawing Out Expect the slow economic recovery to continue in 2011. |
CFO March 1, 2010 Russ Banham |
The Shape of Things to Come L, V, or W? Perhaps a check mark, or something with a wiggly tail? Top economists debate what the recovery will look like. |
Reason April 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
Stimulating Ourselves to Death They might sound great, but do stimulus packages work? |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2012 Morgan Housel |
Robert Shiller on the Need for More Stimulus In an exclusive recent interview, I asked Yale economist Robert Shiller about recessions, austerity, and stimulus. |
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jane Sasseen |
Taxes: Ready to Rumble How Obama will target business, and how business will fight back |
BusinessWeek March 10, 2011 Rich Miller |
What Will the Jobless Rate Be on Election Day? Economists are split on the likely state of the job market in late 2012. |
Investment Advisor November 19, 2010 Melanie Waddell |
GOP House Will Attempt to Rein in Health Care, Dodd-Frank Republicans will urge SEC, other regulators, to 'go easy' in interpreting Dodd-Frank |
Reason June 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite. |
Reason February 2007 |
Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster? |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Ryan Reveals GOP Budget Agenda to Investment Advisor New House Budget Committee Chair says Dodd-Frank, health care, spending all in play. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S. GDP Revisions: The Recovery's Lift Is Slower For Workers The much anticipated U.S. rewrite of economic history hardly alters perceptions of the recent past. But the data do give reasons to be optimistic about the future. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Horton & El-Ganainy |
Back to Basics: What Is Fiscal Policy? What is fiscal policy? And, how can fiscal tools provide a boost to the world economy? |
BusinessWeek October 14, 2010 Kate Andersen Brower |
Joe Biden's Tough Campaigning Job for Obama Joe Biden has one of the hardest jobs in politics this year: selling his boss's economic stimulus package to voters. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly. |
BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Paul Ryan The Republican representative from Wisconsin's bill -- "Roadmap for America's Future" -- proposes cutting the federal debt by partly dismantling Social Security and Medicare |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
Which Way Is Up? Conflicting signs make it hard to embrace the idea that the recession is over. Yet some investment sectors are starting to perk up. |
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Nancy Pelosi: Health-Care Reform Endgame A conversation with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. |
National Defense March 2010 Harvey M. Sapolsky |
The Enemy the Pentagon Should Fear Most: Health Care The threat that is most likely to hobble U.S. military capabilities is not an international competitor, but health care. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- What The New Congress Has In Store For Manufacturing Don't expect any tax relief from the Democrat-led Congress, but a renewed emphasis on R&D is likely. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Michael Widner |
A Long, Slow Slog For the first time in 50 years, consumers and businesses are shrinking their debt. Unemployment is higher than ever, and the jobs recovery will take years. So is the economic rebound sustainable? |
Knowledge@Wharton April 23, 2003 |
The Bush Tax Reform Plan: Greener Pastures vs. the Road to Perdition Robert J. Barro, an economics professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, took up the cudgels for President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax reform plan. On the other side of the ring was Alan S. Blinder, a Princeton University economics professor. |
Reason May 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
When Do Deficits Matter? While Democrats and Republicans switch sides regarding deficit spending, economists try to pin down a tipping point. |