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President Obama signed the debt deal -- but that can't fix the economy
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Deep spending cuts could hamper economic growth, and some analysts say the debt deal may actually spook investors, rather than reassure them
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Past the debt crisis -- what now?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The debt limit crisis may be over for now, but where does that leave the U.S. economy? Can Wall Street have confidence in U.S. credit again, and are we in a double-dip recession?
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Where's the debt ceiling after-party?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Analyst Juli Niemann explains that the U.S. Congress says it made tough choices -- without actually having made all those tough choices.
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The debt ceiling and student loans: How the deal could affect your education
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Some of the federal savings will come at the expense of graduate students who are losing a subsidized loan program which doesn't charge them any interest until months after they graduate.
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After debt drama, Putin calls U.S. a "parasite"
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is "living beyond its means" and world should move away from U.S. dollar as reserve currency.
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What happens to a country after a debt downgrade?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
In Japan, a debt downgrade meant a generation of workers struggled to break away from hourly work to get into the more stable, salaried work-force.
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Hours before the debt deal vote, how are conservative Republicans in the House feeling?
Monday, August 1, 2011
The proposal announced late yesterday calls for big cuts over the next decade, including nearly $2.5 trillion to defense and entitlement programs
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How do you calculate a spending cut?
Monday, August 1, 2011
Voting gets underway today on a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling. The proposal calls for $2.4 trillion in cuts over the next decade, including to defense and entitlement programs.
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Debt ceiling plan hits defense budget
Monday, August 1, 2011
The tentative debt plan initially cuts over $350 billion from the Pentagon's budget -- and more cuts could come eventually
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Economic recovery stalls, but now cuts could be coming
Monday, August 1, 2011
Economist Julia Coronado says jobs and economic data indicate the economy needs help -- not cuts. But despite the headwinds, economy is not heading to recession.
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Past the debt crisis -- what now?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The debt limit crisis may be over for now, but where does that leave the U.S. economy? Can Wall Street have confidence in U.S. credit again, and are we in a double-dip recession?
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U.S. mayors put pressure on Congress over debt deal
Friday, July 22, 2011
Fifty mayors from around the country meet in Los Angeles today to urge Congress to reach a deal and prevent economic trouble at the local level
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The debt ceiling and student loans: How the deal could affect your education
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Some of the federal savings will come at the expense of graduate students who are losing a subsidized loan program which doesn't charge them any interest until months after they graduate.
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Where's the debt ceiling after-party?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Analyst Juli Niemann explains that the U.S. Congress says it made tough choices -- without actually having made all those tough choices.
A long tradition of raising the U.S. debt ceiling in July, 2011 led to one of the most heated battles in Congress over the nation's budget. Follow Marketplace's coverage of the debt-ceiling.
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