Upon taking office in 2009, Obama inherited two costly wars and an economy that had violently imploded just months before. What’s changed since then? Quite a bit — some for the better, some not. Here’s a midterm progress repor…
President Barack Obama will likely name a new chief economic adviser to replace Lawrence Summers later this week as his administration looks for more effective ways to reduce an unemployment rate that remains near 10%, the Asso…
If a compromise by definition is a deal that pleases no one, then the tax deal that cleared Congress Thursday was a rousing success: Conservatives and liberals both dislike it, but those who voted for it agreed that the alterna…
If a compromise by definition is a deal that pleases no one, then the tax deal that cleared Congress Thursday was a rousing success: Conservatives and liberals both dislike it, but those who voted for it agreed that the alterna…
After a revolt by unhappy Democrats, the tax bill has finally passed. Obama’s compromise deal extends Bush-era tax reductions on income, capital gains and dividends through 2012. But there were also some changes. Here’s how the…