15 Mar CEO Survey Sees Economic Growth Improving, Hiring Lagging
The business group found that 72 percent of the 144 CEOs said they expected sales to pick grow this year, up from 58 percent in...
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15 Mar A Wide Gap Between House, Senate Budget Blueprints
Lawmakers who are marking up fiscal 2014 budget resolutions this week say they hope to reach a compromise on spending and taxes. But in her...
15 Mar The Stream Series: The Future of Retail
There were so many interesting discussions to share from the recent Stream unconference, but the one that inspired me most was on the future of...
15 Mar Japan’s possible entry to trade talks sparks opposition in Congress
Many of the nations involved in the TPP already have free-trade pacts with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore and Peru. U.S. officials...
14 Mar News Analysis: Balanced Budget Fight Is Philosophical and Fiscal
Republicans accused the White House of “never” balancing the budget, and Mr. Ryan argued that ending deficits would foster a healthier and faster-growing economy. Show...
14 Mar As Obama turns on charm for GOP House, Senate Republicans try to defund Obamacare
As President Obama huddled in a basement lecture hall with House Republicans Wednesday afternoon as part of a much ballyhooed effort to reach out to...
14 Mar 10 Things to Know About the Senate Democrats’ Budget
1. The Senate Democratic budget purports achieve a $1.85 trillion worth of deficit reduction over the next 10 years through spending cuts and revenues raised...
14 Mar House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp pitches simpler, stabler tax system for small businesses
House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) on Tuesday released a draft of the committee’s latest tax reform legislation, which includes various proposals to...
14 Mar Japan will enter negotiations on Asia-Pacific trade agreement, media reports say
By joining negotiations on the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Tokyo would edge closer to Washington as a trade partner. The pact could strike down...
13 Mar U.S. Retail Sales Jump
Retail sales in the United States rose more than expected in February, suggesting that consumer spending this quarter will hold up despite higher taxes....