Debt Ceiling
The debt-ceiling Armageddon being fought in Washington has never been chiefly about money. Because everyone except the most extreme members of the Tea Party Movement knows that the debt limit must be...
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Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma spent most of Sunday promoting his plan to transform the U.S. budget on network TV. He released the 600-page proposal today. It was not worth the wait. His proposal...
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Americans are watching an extreme and dangerous game of chicken played out among the most powerful of our elected officials. Who will blink first? Who will win? And what will it mean, if anything, to...
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This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for July 11, 2011. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in crowds?
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Former President Bill Clinton got in hot water yesterday for arguing that a default on the U.S. might not be as calamitous as some have suggested. The “Comeback Kid” quickly apologized, which...
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The fight over the increase in the US debt ceiling is on hold for awhile. The Treasury Department said tax receipts were higher than expected so the ceiling may not be reached before the end of...
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