Fiscal Cliff Overshadows Positive News in Job, Housing Markets
Despite the possibility of the fiscal cliff still hanging around our necks -- and cautionary holiday spending as a result -- we need all the good economic news we can get. Unfortunately, the best we've...
View ArticleNominee for Treasury Secretary, Tasked With Fixing Budget, Part of Problem?
With spending cuts and the federal borrowing limit at the top of the new Congress' agenda, it is no surprise that President Obama's pick for his new Treasury Secretary is considered an expert on...
View ArticleStudent Loan Crisis: Just How High Does Tuition Get These Days?
With the rising cost of tuition pushing student loan debt to a record $1 trillion, it begs the question: just how much can colleges get away with these days?
View ArticleJust How Good Is the Good News on Job, Housing Markets?
Just a little over two weeks ago, the looming fiscal cliff overshadowed positive developments on the job and housing front. Not today, but other variables should caution us to take this news with a...
View ArticleWhere Did Consumer Confidence Go?
It's been 14 months since consumer confidence has been so low. That's not the kind of news anyone likes to hear the first month into a new year, but it evidently stems from a development that could...
View ArticleUnderemployment — and Debt that Goes With It — Here To Stay?
While a growing economy may include some new jobs and some increases in wages and salaries, a new paper suggests we won't see any dramatic surge of opportunity in the job market, improving economy or not.
View ArticleFed Acknowledges Student Loan Debt as Threat to Economy
It's official. Student loan debt is a risk to U.S. economic growth.
View ArticleEconomy Still Needs Quantitative Easing, As Is: Bernanke
In a sign the Fed doubts the health of our economy, Ben Bernanke announced on Wednesday the decision to continue with its quantitative easing, as is.The post Economy Still Needs Quantitative Easing, As...
View ArticleHow Does Government Shutdown Impact U.S. Economy?
What all of this adds up to is a nation in limbo, and that's the last thing we need for our slow-to-recover economy.The post How Does Government Shutdown Impact U.S. Economy? appeared first on...
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