29 July 2010, 3:30 am
The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 2:43 am
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. government needs to provide a credible plan to address its rising debt profile in order to maintain its triple-A credit rating, Moody's top sovereign analyst for the U.S., East Asia and Australasia said Thursday, according to Dow Jones Newswires. In an interview, Ste... Read More »
29 July 2010, 1:35 am
MultiPlan Inc., the health-care cost-management company being acquired by BC Partners Ltd. and Silver Lake, is marketing debt in the busiest July for corporate bond sales since at least 1998.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:48 am
Here's why you can't blame the national debt on tax policy. Extending Bush's high-income tax cuts is a bad idea for the recovery.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:30 am
Dear Action Line: What can you tell me about these 'debt relief' firms that advertise on late-night cable TV? M.H., Tulsa.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:47 pm
The central bank's overall U.S. report underscores its view that the recovery is progressing at a slower pace.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 2:22 pm
A co-chairman of President Barack Obama s debt commission said as much as three-quarters of the panels proposed savings ought to come through cuts to government spending rather than tax increases.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 12:12 pm
For 12 years, Andrea Herrera played it safe and stayed out of debt.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:13 am
Local government revenue has withered so drastically that U.S. cities and counties will have to cut hundreds of thousands of jobs in the coming months. Government - United States - Local government - Employment - Politics... Read More »
27 July 2010, 4:30 am
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio unveiled his fiscal policy plan Monday, arguing that Congress should balance the budget while recouping unused stimulus money and enabling taxpayers to aim tax dollars directly at the national debt. Rubio rolled out "12 Simple Ways to Cut Spending" in fro... Read More »