Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares rallied to 553.82 at opening on Wednesday morning as fiscal cliff fears were finally assuaged with the resolution that was passed late Tuesday evening by a bleary-eyed House just at the New Year's Day deadline. It appears that the entire market was … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Stall in the Eleventh Hour
As the American people helplessly watch and wait for word from Washington, fiscal cliff talks in the Senate hit and rebounded from various roadblocks Dec. 30—less than 24 hours from the make-or-break deadline. As all bets were placed on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and … [Read more...]
Senate Leaders Attempt to Hash Out a Last-minute Fiscal Cliff Deal
Senate leaders attempted to hash out a last-minute deal to resolve the fiscal cliff conundrum Dec. 29, but as night fell with no sign of a breakthrough, optimism began to diminish. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who on Friday told reporters he was “hopeful and optimistic” a … [Read more...]
Obama’s Ultimatum – Fiscal Cliff Compromise or Vote
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Dec. 28 following an hour-long negotiation with Congressional leaders on how to avoid the ever-approaching fiscal cliff. According to Obama, he has assigned Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Just Days Away and John Boehner Extends His Vacation
As the time to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff can now be counted in hours, President Obama and the Senate returned to Washington to resume work Dec. 27. The House of Representatives, however, will not return until Dec. 30—only 30 hours before the deadline. At this point, it’s hard … [Read more...]
Home Prices Indicate Economic Recovery Despite Looming Fiscal Cliff
Economic doomsday theorists may persist in their declarations that an unresolved fiscal cliff spells disaster for the U.S. economy, but recent data from Standard and Poor/Case-Shiller says otherwise. The organization’s national home price index, released Dec. 26, increased 4.3 percent … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Pushes Gold Prices Higher
Gold prices have rebounded and are expected to rise in 2013. Concerns over the looming fiscal cliff have only fueled interest in the precious metal. The price of gold was up $9.09 to $1,658.35 per ounce Friday, as were the stock prices of several major gold mining companies. … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Days Away, Plan B Denied and No Resolution in Sight
As House Speaker John A. Boehner put forth a proposal to end fiscal cliff worries, Democrats rejected the plan out of hand, but now even Republicans don't support the plan. Boehner told the press, "The house did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient … [Read more...]
President Obama Rejects John Boehner’s $1 Million Tax Increase (Plan B)
Fiscal Cliff talks appear to have reached a standstill as of Wednesday morning, after President Barack Obama outright rejected Republican House Speaker John Boehner's “Plan B” offer to raise income taxes on Americans making over $1 million a year in exchange for unspecified spending … [Read more...]
Rumors that John Boehner Will Give into Higher Tax Rates are Circulating
President Barak Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will continue fiscal cliff talks at the White House as of Monday morning according to reports issued from the White House. The meetings, however, remain shrouded in a sense of anticipation, however, as no other information was … [Read more...]
Federal Reserve Limits Bank Deals to Avoid Another Bailout
A major problem in 2008 was the fact that we had large banking institutions with big balance sheets and the Federal Reserve response was to save these institutions via taxpayer bailout. This is where the term “too big to fail” comes from. Over four years later, Chairman Ben Bernanke … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Looming Over US as Tax Increase Battle Heats Up
With the fiscal cliff looming ever nearer, talks between Republican House Speaker John Boehner and President Barak Obama are appearing to increase in tension. Reports indicate that the wedge issues that cannot be resolved in negotiation are tax hikes for the wealthiest 2 percent of … [Read more...]
Senate Considers Extending Deposit Insurance Program (TAG)
During the eye of the Great Recession, it appeared that everything was headed for disaster. Banks were failing, credit was frozen, markets were falling off a cliff, etc. Congress took the opportunity to extend deposit insurance to over $250,000 limit in an effort to prevent bank … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Fears Intensify as Deadline Gets Closer
As the year-end approaches, angst over the impending fiscal cliff only gets worse. There seems to be little real compromise coming out of Washington to get this behind us. The political posturing continues as Americans watch and hope a resolution will be found before the clock runs … [Read more...]
Apple Shares (AAPL) Fall 6 Percent Then Steady After Tim Cook’s Announcements
In the face of heavy competition for its most popular devices, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares fell more than 6 percent Dec. 5, marking the company’s biggest single-day loss in four years. The stock was one of the biggest losers of the day on the S&P 500, dropping $35 billion of its market … [Read more...]
Obama Won’t Budge on Tax Reform Fiscal Cliff Here We Come
President Obama plans to play hardball when it comes to raising taxes on the wealthy, according to White House spokesmen, and is willing to let the country go over the “fiscal cliff” if Republican lawmakers don’t cooperate. “This is a choice of the Republican Party,” White House … [Read more...]
U.S. Employment Outlook Improving Despite Fiscal Cliff Scare
In spite of the looming fiscal cliff and the enormous impact of super storm Sandy on jobs, the overall employment outlook is improving. The effects of super storm Sandy have taken a bigger toll than that of government gridlock, but aside from the storm's affects, new jobs added were … [Read more...]
Republicans Reject Stimulus Measures in Obama’s Debt-reduction Plan
As Democrat and Republican lawmakers struggle to agree on a long-term economic solution—and the fiscal cliff draws nearer—the Obama administration is paying renewed attention to stimulating the again-sluggish economy. In his debt proposal presented last week to Congressional leaders, … [Read more...]
Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Turn Sour as the Parties Divide on Budget Proposal
Reports from Washington indicate budget talks may have taken a step backward Thursday as House Speaker John Boehner rejected the Obama administration’s $4 trillion plan to avoid going over the approaching fiscal cliff. Although he offered no details, Boehner said he was “disappointed” … [Read more...]
Stocks Close Higher on Fiscal Cliff Optimism
After Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Tuesday remarks concerning lack of progress in fiscal cliff talks caused the market to slump, it rebounded Wednesday when House Speaker John Boehner told reporters he was optimistic a deal would be reached before the Dec. 31 deadline. The Dow … [Read more...]
