Dec 07 Watch Ireland's Woes: Onetime Celtic Tiger Now 'Nation of Beggars' Ireland's finance minister announced severe budget cuts Tuesday as its economy reels from a real estate boom and bust that have left the country with massive debt. Emma Alberici reports from Dublin for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Continue watching
Dec 07 House Dem Leader Withholds Support for Obama Tax Cut Deal An unusual standing-room-only crowd of reporters gathered for House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer's weekly off-camera press session Tuesday morning. Overnight, some House Democrats reacted angrily to news of President Obama's compromise deal with congressional Republicans to allow tax cuts… Continue reading
Dec 07 Patchwork Nation: How Tax Cuts Play Out County by County As the debate over extending the Bush-era tax cuts plays out in Washington, an important element is being left out of the debate - geography. This tax cut debate has a similar sound to others in Congress. Republicans back extending… Continue reading
Dec 07 Q&A: Ireland's Housing Market Boom Goes Bust Ireland now faces the toughest budget in its history, and many wonder how a country once heralded as an economic beacon for smaller nations could have run into such troubles. Could housing, a big factor in its boom and bust,… Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Paul Solman Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die?… Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Elizabeth Shell Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die? Sadly,… Continue reading
Dec 07 Obama Heralds Compromise Over Tax Cuts Despite Democrats' Unhappiness President Barack Obama announces the deal to extend expiring tax cuts for two years. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/Pool-Getty Images. Vice President Joe Biden has the unenviable task Tuesday of going before his former Democratic colleagues in the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Texas Considers Dropping Medicaid as States Face Budget Crisis Texas State Capitol Building (Flickr Creative Commons/Ed Schipul) For 45 years, the states and federal government's Medicaid program has provided health care to low income children, pregnant women, seniors and disabled adults. Today, Medicaid covers about 50 million Americans. Continue reading
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading