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Why Abrupt Government Budget Cuts Could Stall the Recovery
by Vishesh Kumar on Feb.28, 2011, under Towing
Goldman Sachs drew some undeserved ire when it recently pointed to proposed cuts in federal spending as a key near-term risk. While the proposed cuts are modest, they could still undermine the rebound at a critical time.
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Why Abrupt Government Budget Cuts Could Stall the Recovery originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:30:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Investing, Goldman Sachs
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut
by Jonathan Berr on Feb.14, 2011, under Towing
President Obama’s proposed spending plan seeks to slash $1.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Republican House Speaker John Boehner says that’s too little. In this case, both Obama and Boehner are wrong. The nation doesn’t need to spend less. It needs to spend more — a lot more.
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Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:46:00.
Construction: So Battered It’s Looking Forward to a Year of Flat Growth
by Matthew Scott on Feb.10, 2011, under Towing
Want to see how the construction industry will do in 2011? Look at how architects did in 2010. By that gauge, last year’s thin uptick in building design and engineering services foretells a similar small gain ahead for builders — after two years of steep declines.
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Construction: So Battered It’s Looking Forward to a Year of Flat Growth originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:50:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate
Big Wall Street Bonuses Carry a Hidden Cost for Society
by Peter Cohan on Dec.14, 2010, under Towing
Though most Americans wish that Congress would rein in excessive pay on Wall Street, that won’t happen while the huge campaign contributions keep flowing. And the financial industry’s big money shell game drains away something more precious from our society than money — it siphons off talent.
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Big Wall Street Bonuses Carry a Hidden Cost for Society originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:26:00.
What Will Obama’s Tax Deal Do for Investors?
by Charles Wallace on Dec.12, 2010, under Towing
The biggest question many investors have about President Obama’s compromise tax cut deal is how it will benefit the economy. But so far, there is little agreement on Wall Street about what the stimulative effects of the deal will be.
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What Will Obama’s Tax Deal Do for Investors? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:00.







