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Economic Outlook: This resembles austerity

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:15:26 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Nobody likes spending cuts but the champion of that attitude is clearly President Barack Obama, who seems to have a very clear pain-avoidance agenda.

Economic Outlook: Fed shows it's human

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:42:19 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The Federal Reserve revealed Wednesday that its policy-setting Open Market Committee was divided over the issue of asset purchases, sending stock lower.

Economic Outlook: The name of the game

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:45:49 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The sequester debate in Washington shows lawmakers have not changed playgrounds, they have just changed the sport along with the changing seasons.

Economic Outlook: The key to Keystone

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:29:11 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The answer to the U.S. economic morass lies under our feet, literally, some would say.

Economic Outlook: Mergers are us

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:02:01 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The merger that would create the world's largest airline was announced with handshakes, broad smiles and mutual admiration.

Economic Outlook: Europe in dire straits

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:53:48 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The European recession is deeper and more entrenched than many believed, the continent's primary data agency said Thursday.

Economic Outlook: President Obama is looking for a progressive recovery -- and why not

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:23:22 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Can a U.S. economic recovery afford compassion? The president's contention is that it can.

Economic Outlook: Lew's banking background is managerial -- dull, but confirmable

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:12:21 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
A nomination hearing for Jack Lew, a former Citigroup manager, to serve as U.S. treasury secretary would seem to offer a unique perspective on bank bailouts.

Economic Outlook: Stocks have had a winning year, but gravity hasn't gone away

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:35:35 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The question for Wall Street this week is how far ahead are stocks and when is the correction going to come?

Economic Outlook: Where austerity hurts

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:14:29 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The Congressional Budget Office said this week new policies would pinch spending among the rich and the poor.

Economic Outlook: Fighting over scraps

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:54:10 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Once you name the problem, you are half way home and the problem is getting the U.S. economy going without using any stimulus dollars to do it.

Economic Outlook: Budget matters

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:21:29 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
The Congressional Budget Office said the U.S. deficit had dropped considerably since 2009, but it will rise by the end of the decade.

Economic Outlook: Why sue S&P?

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:12:13 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Suing Standard and Poor's isn't a good idea for the Justice Department.

Economic Outlook: The status quo

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:08:38 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Asking how Tim Geithner did as the U.S. treasury secretary, one week after he has stepped down, is a question of tone and detail.

Economic Outlook: Short-lived optimism

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:05:56 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
All three major U.S. stock boards were down for the week as of Thursday's close but not so far down a fifth week of gains was out of reach.

Economic Outlook: A paused recovery

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:14:55 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Well, there's a slap in the face. After a wave of positive economic data, the U.S. Commerce Department said the economy put on the brakes in the fourth quarter.

Economic Outlook: Tax advantages

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:41:42 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
There are few surprises in a congressional report on U.S. firms shifting profits to tax havens, except for the release date.

Economic Outlook: Economists point to housing as driver of 2013 economy

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:56:08 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
As foreseen, the U.S. housing market is turning itself around in what might be called an organic economic recovery.

Economic Outlook: Recovery -- a new puzzle

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:28:26 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Durable goods orders rose in December, equities look poised for an upbeat day in New York and benchmark Treasury bond yields rose above 2 percent early Monday.

Economic Outlook: A look at the workforce

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:58:12 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Are Walmart greeters role models?

Economic Outlook: The cost of compliance

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:31:49 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Last year was a very costly year in terms of regulations, a think-tank's study found.

Economic Outlook: For Europe, what next?

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:48:53 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Some economists say it seems very quiet in Europe these days -- too quiet, perhaps.

Economic Outlook: Betting on a crisis

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:55:36 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
Google "debt ceiling crisis" and the first article to pop up is one on how to profit from a continued stalemate in Washington.

Economic Outlook: Worse than fiscal cliff?

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:58:52 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
What is need now is for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to reach into his metaphor file and come up with something scarier than "fiscal cliff."

Economic Outlook: New foreclosure rules

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:11:22 -0500

ANTHONY HALL || United Press International
There are signs that the housing industry is improving and that much of the foreclosure debacle of 2010 is receding into the history books.