Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

Fiscal Cliff

Highlights

A collection of news and information related to Fiscal Cliff published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 1175
» View latimes.com items only
    May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44172">Congressional Budget Office said</a> Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama administration's hand in the budget battles with congressional Republicans.
    WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...

    Tags: Dave Camp, Barack Obama, Loans, U.S. Congress, Gross Domestic Product

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Boehner: Bondholders should be paid first if debt limit breached

    WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner said holders of U.S. government bonds should be paid first if the nation's debt limit is breached, even if that means that China would get preference over the salaries of U.S. troops.
    WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner said holders of U.S. government bonds should be paid first if the nation's debt limit is breached, even if that means that China would get preference over the salaries of U.S. troops. Boehner (R-Ohio) defended...

    Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress

    3. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products

    Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero."
    Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...

    Tags: Computer Hardware, Toys, Entertainment, Consumers, Economic Indicator

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Consumer spending and personal income climb in March

    WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent more in March even as their income rose less than analysts had projected, a mixed economic message to start a week that will end with the latest government unemployment report.
    WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent more in March even as their income rose less than analysts had projected, a mixed economic message to start a week that will end with the latest government unemployment report. Consumer spending was up 0.2% last month, down...

    Tags: Personal Income

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. U.S. might not hit debt limit until October, new study says

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday.
    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday. The projection by the Bipartisan Policy Center would give Congress and...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate, Politics

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. IMF lowers global growth forecast, warns of risks to economic recovery

    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year from projections made three months ago, and warned policymakers that they could not relax their efforts as risks to the recovery remain.
    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year from projections made three months ago, and warned policymakers that they could not relax their efforts as risks to the recovery remain....

    Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, International Monetary Fund, Politics, International Organizations

    7. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Jobs report paints a dreary picture

    Poor job growth and a large exodus of unemployed workers last month stifled weeks of upbeat economic data and marked a sobering reality check, signaling that hiring was likely to remain weak in the coming months.
    Poor job growth and a large exodus of unemployed workers last month stifled weeks of upbeat economic data and marked a sobering reality check, signaling that hiring was likely to remain weak in the coming months. Employers added a paltry 88,000 net...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Postal Service, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Economic Indicator, Unemployment

    8. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. No debt agreement, no break

    With no deal in sight to curb our growing national debt, America is going broke. So what do our representatives in Congress plan to do about it? Take a two-week break. Are they trying to see whether their abysmal 13% approval rating can sink any lower?
    With no deal in sight to curb our growing national debt, America is going broke. So what do our representatives in Congress plan to do about it? Take a two-week break. Are they trying to see whether their abysmal 13% approval rating can sink any lower?...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Patty Murray, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Public Finance

    9. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Top CEOs more optimistic on economy but don't plan more hiring

    WASHINGTON -- Despite higher taxes and looming federal budget cuts, top U.S. chief executives were more optimistic about the economy in the first three months of this year than they were at the end of 2012.
    WASHINGTON -- Despite higher taxes and looming federal budget cuts, top U.S. chief executives were more optimistic about the economy in the first three months of this year than they were at the end of 2012. The CEOs surveyed by the Business Roundtable...

    Tags: Productivity, Boeing Co., Corporate Officers, Investments

    10. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. How to close our National Schmoozing Deficit

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-sequestration-20130306,0,4303440.column">Wednesday column</a>, I wrote that President Obama and most leading members of Congress know what a solution to the fiscal crisis looks like; they just can&rsquo;t get there from here because they don&rsquo;t trust one another much.
    In my Wednesday column, I wrote that President Obama and most leading members of Congress know what a solution to the fiscal crisis looks like; they just can’t get there from here because they don’t trust one another much. Obama is trying to...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Joe Biden, Aspen Institute

    11. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. S&P 500 sets all-time closing high [video chat]

    <iframe id="spreecast-player" type="text/html" width="600" height="470" src="http://www.spreecast.com/events/money-co-sp-500-all-time-high/embed-medium" frameborder="0"></iframe>
    NEW YORK -- The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index broke a half-decade-old record, another sign of stocks' continuing rally this year. The S&P 500 added 6.34 points, or 0.41%, to 1,569.19 Thursday, the last trading day of the first quarter. The S&P 500...

    Tags: Stock Market, Federal Reserve, Credit Ratings, European Debt Crisis, Finance

    12. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. IRS will pay whistle-blowers less because of federal budget cuts

    WASHINGTON -- The federal government's automatic budget cuts mean there will be less financial incentive to turn in tax cheats.
    WASHINGTON -- The federal government's automatic budget cuts mean there will be less financial incentive to turn in tax cheats. In a notice on its website, the Internal Revenue Service said it would pay 8.7% less to informants who blow the whistle on...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Chuck Grassley, Internal Revenue Service, Barbara A. Mikulski, Taxation

 1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-98 • Next >
Advertisement
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Fiscal Cliff Photos
Brian OliverSmith, chief executive of Urban Planet Mobi...
(March 12, 2013)
North Carolina small business owner
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis r...
(January 30, 2013)
John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
A hard-fought 'fiscal cliff' deal was finally reached o...
(January 22, 2013)
Fiscal cliff deal
 » All 58 Fiscal Cliff photos