by Stan Collender | Nov 19, 2012 | Blog
Originally published at Capital Gains and Games. The Dow Jones Industrials Average was in negative territory on Friday morning when congressional leaders emerged from their first fiscal cliff meeting at the White House. At that point the Dow was down 59 points. But...
by Stan Collender | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. Last week’s election results did not change my opinion that we’re more likely to go over the fiscal cliff than to avoid it. Yes, I heard the less defiant tone Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, has used to talk about the...
by Stan Collender | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. You haven't heard much…or perhaps anything…yet about a disaster relief supplemental appropriation for the state and local governments and individuals who were hit so hard by Sandy. But you will, probably...
by Stan Collender | Oct 31, 2012 | Blog
The mainstream media and blogosphere lit up like Christmas trees yesterday when 80 CEOs came together to call on Congress and the president to agree on a comprehensive deficit reduction plan that includes revenue increases and spending cuts. Here's David Wessel's...
