More articles about Deficit Reduction

November 21, 2011

Supercommittee Prepares to Admit Defeat

The 12-member congressional supercommittee tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings over the next decade is set to declare defeat today, with Republicans and Democrats issuing a joint statement as three months of talks end in a stalemate...

November 18, 2011

Will the Budget Supercommittee Reach a Deal by Deadline?

Republicans and Democrats have ceded little ground in debt negotiations, as a backstop meant to prevent catastrophe allows for another year of partisan posturing in the lead-up to the November 2012 elections.

November 10, 2011

Democrats and Republicans Still Split on Deficit-Reduction Deal

Democrats on the congressional supercommittee have proposed a $2.3 trillion deficit-reduction plan that calls for equal amounts of tax increases and spending cuts...

October 02, 2011

Government Spending Cuts Will Hurt These 11 Stocks

Here's are the companies to watch on your radar while the Supercommittee deliberates before its November deadline...

September 20, 2011

Timothy Geithner: Here’s My Outlook for the US Economy

We recognize we don’t have unlimited resources, and we are trying to figure out how to make economy stronger in short term and stronger over the long run ...

July 22, 2011

Top 3 Reasons Markets Were As Mixed Up as U.S. Budget Negotiations

Here's everything you need to know about today's trading action...

July 22, 2011

Update: The Latest on Deficit-Reduction Negotiations

President Obama spoke today on the current state of deficit-reduction discussions, emphasizing the importance that any plan include new tax revenue in addition to large spending cuts...