WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only half of U.S. states met their forecasts for withheld taxes last month after taxpayers made last-minute financial moves in 2012 for fear of having to pay higher federal tax rates in 2013. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies' capital spending plans are holding up, and mostly exceeding Wall Street forecasts, in the face of policy concerns created by arguments in Washington over the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling and now automatic spending cuts. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Najarian's no wimp. He's taken his shots more than once during three decades playing the U.S. stock and options markets and before that as a college football player. So he doesn't scare easily. Full story
CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with James Bianco, Bianco Research, about his take on why he is not buying "conventional wisdom," on the fiscal cliff, rotation, and the Fed forecast.
The Nation's Ari Berman, NBC Latino’s Vicky DeFrancesco Soto, and former Bush-Cheney senior aide Robert Traynham join Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about budget cliffs, fiscal cliffs, and a lame duck congress.
Congress’ fiscal cliff fiasco, a flurry of lame duck legislation and election-season politics drove some of the nation’s most powerful lobbying forces to double down on their governmental influence efforts late last year, newly filed reports show.Such an uptick fore … Full story
Ryan Grim, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Joy Reid, and Steve Kornacki talk to Alex Wagner about the impending battle over the debt ceiling limit and its parallels to the fiscal cliff battle we just witnessed.
Discussing the "fiscal cliff" deal, with Thomas Peterffy, Interactive Brokers founder & CEO. "As a result of the tax increases, we are going to collect substantially less revenues than we thought," he says.
CNBC's Steve Liesman reports on Fed Chairman Bernanke's comment on the "fiscal cliff" deal, the debt ceiling and QE.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act that helped the country avoid the worst of the fiscal cliff did not include an extension of the payroll tax holiday. CNBC’s Eamon Javers explains why these numbers mean for the average worker.
David Walker,Comeback America Initiative founder, president & CEO, explains why he is giving the "fiscal cliff" bill a failing grade, and how lawmakers can reach a "grand bargain in 2013."
Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) arrives to meet with House Democrats and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden about a solution for the "fiscal cliff" on Capitol Hill in Washington January 1, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
President Barack Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the fiscal cliff to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room in this December 19, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 1 OF 20 FILE IMAGES FROM THE FIRST TERM OF BAR
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the media about the "fiscal cliff" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this December 18, 2012 file photograph. As President Barack Obama's gun-control package heads to the U.S. Congress, one of the big questions hanging over Capitol Hill is how Re
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