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Food and Energy Costs Reduce the Effects of Tax Cuts
According to an article in the Washington Post, the rising food and energy prices are corroding the effects of the tax cuts. The extra money workers received this past January from the reduction in the payroll tax has halted momentum in consumer spending. The...
United States (Feb 28th, 11)
European Sovereign Risk Growing Concern for U.S. Businesses and Banks
The growing reality of the depth of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the risk accompanying it, is a growing concern for U.S. businesses, along with the banking industry, Business executives in the U.S. now consider the global economic climate much risk...
European Union (May 7th, 10)
Consumer Spending to Remain Restrained in the U.S.
The U.S. economy will take a lot longer to recover than is trying to be spun by the government and mainstream media, as consumer spending will remain restrained for some time to come as household wealth in the United States continue to grow at a very slow pace...
United States (Mar 11th, 10)
Business Investment Being Counted on for Growth in U.S.
A recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics found that of the 48 economists surveyed, the majority agreed that business investment will be the primary generator of economic growth in 2010, to whatever level it may reach. While there has...
Business (Feb 22nd, 10)