Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Retailers hope shoppers spend some money this week as the holiday season has, so far, fallen short of expectations. A number of smaller issues are tied up in the fiscal cliff debate, and among them is a tax credit for wind power. If it expires at the end of the year, the budding industry might go bust. And, the unusual history of the borrowing limit that keeps coming back to haunt our politics.
Retailers hope shoppers spend some money this week as the holiday season has, so far, fallen short of expectations. A number of smaller issues are tied up in the fiscal cliff debate, and among them is a tax credit for wind power. If it expires at the end of the year, the budding industry might go bust. And, the unusual history of the borrowing limit that keeps coming back to haunt our politics.