Dec 08 Looking To the Past To See the Future: More Anxiety May Await Us By Elizabeth Shell Name: Sophia Shelko Question: What does the future hold for people that have lost or have been victims of this economic crisis? An example: those who faced foreclosures of their homes and had their credit ruined. Paul Solman: If the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Opposition to Tax Cut Deal Forms Unusual Alliances on Capitol Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Sanders has threatened to filibuster the deal on extending Bush-era tax cuts. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. The tax cut deal reached by President Obama and congressional… Continue reading
Dec 07 On Tuesday's NewsHour: Tax Cut Plan, WikiLeaks' Woes, Cuba Dispatch TAX CUTS: President Obama used a White House news conference Tuesday to make the case for the tax cut compromise he brokered Monday. Jeffrey Brown talks to economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and Stephen Moore of the… Continue reading
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