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Sen. Baucus says 'no choice' but to avoid the fiscal cliff
Kai Ryssdal Dec 6, 2012
Sen. Max Baucus chairs the Senate Finance Committee, and he says Congress will come to some kind of deal on the fiscal cliff -- though more negotiations could happen after the end of the year.
On fiscal cliff, Americans say leave me out of this
Frank Newport Dec 6, 2012
With just about three weeks left until Congress runs up against its fiscal cliff deadline, how is the public viewing the debate?
Europe struggles to prepare for the U.S. fiscal cliff
Andrew Walker Dec 5, 2012
If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year, countries across the pond could also suffer the effects.
Poll respondents tricked by Panetta-Burns plan
Kai Ryssdal Dec 4, 2012
Twenty-five percent of respondents to Public Policy Polling's new survey said they had heard of a deficit reduction plan that doesn't actually exist.
Fiscal cliff nears for baseball players, too
Kai Ryssdal Dec 3, 2012
The curious case of BJ Upton, baseball and the fiscal cliff.
Companies release dividends ahead of fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Dec 3, 2012
Fiscal cliff tax questions are why many companies are shoveling money out the door before year's end in the form of special dividends to shareholders.
Congress continues back-and-forth over fiscal cliff
Kai Ryssdal Nov 30, 2012
The Weekly Wrap talks about the latest fiscal cliff discussions and the roles of the debt ceiling and the markets.
Diving off the fiscal cliff? Bring it on.
Megan McArdle Nov 30, 2012
Most of the chatter we've heard about the fiscal cliff focuses on the deal or no deal deadlock strangling Capitol Hill. So what if, in the end, there is no deal? Commentator Megan McArdle says that might be a good thing.
How the fiscal cliff may affect child poverty
Krissy Clark Nov 30, 2012
Much of the buzz about the fiscal cliff has been about how it will affect the wealthy and middle class. But how might it impact children living if poverty if a deal isn't reached?
Markets react to fiscal cliff talks
Jeff Horwich Dec 12, 2012
Markets fell yesterday just moments after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said no substantive progress had been made in the latest fiscal cliff negotiations.
