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'Chained CPI' hurts seniors
Robert Reich Apr 10, 2013
Obama's proposal to recalculate the rate of inflation hurts seniors who spend more on health care than the rest of us.
The secret behind Bed Bath & Beyond earnings: Finding its niche
Noel King Apr 10, 2013
A preview of Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings: Housing uptick helps, and online competition lurks.
Bush adviser Glenn Hubbard on how to make entitlement reform fair
Jeremy Hobson Apr 9, 2013
Glenn Hubbard, former Chair of the White House Economic Council of Advisers under President George W. Bush, discusses the entitlement reform, the economic recovery, and taxes.
President Obama looks to reduce Social Security cost of living increases with 'chained CPI'
Dan Gorenstein Apr 5, 2013
President Obama's new budget proposal -- which will be formally unveiled next week -- includes a move to slow payments to Social Security.
Record profits! Is Fannie Mae out of the woods?
David Weinberg Apr 3, 2013
After losing $166 billion in four years, Fannie Mae reported a $17 billion profit for 2012 -- a record.
Home prices are up, will the job market follow?
Juli Niemann Mar 26, 2013
Home prices rise, but can they boost the job market?
Realtors ask: "What can I do to get you OUT of that house?"
Shannon Mullen Mar 22, 2013
With housing inventory at its lowest point in 13 years, realtors are trying new tactics to add listings.
The rich get all the perks, including old age
Sally Herships Mar 11, 2013
As the budget battle to cut entitlements heats up, some argue that raising the retirement age will force the poor to subsidize the rich because the rich live longer.
Housing revives, and so do home improvement chains
Mitchell Hartman Mar 7, 2013
As home prices rise, more owners are preparing housing for sale -- and construction companies and building supply chains are hiring again.
Lumber stacks up big profits
Dan Gorenstein Feb 26, 2013
Despite a 46 percent jump in softwood lumber prices, many timber companies are wary to head into the forests.
