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- Stimulus Bills Advance in Congress; Fed Cuts Rates to Revive Economy
- WASHINGTON - As an economie stimulus package began to work its way through Congress last week, the government reported that the U.S. economy had slowed almost to a standstill and the Federal Reserve, hoping to head off a recession, slashed interest rates WASHINGTON - As an economie stimulus package began...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- Fall backward, spring forward. (Editorial).(Alan Greenspan discusses United States economy in address to Congress)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- When Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivered his semiannual report to Congress on Feb. 27, the unflappable economist pronounced the U.S. economy to be surprisingly ... unflappable. When Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivered his semiannual report to Congress on Feb. 27,...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Statement by Alan Greenspan, chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, before the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform, Washington, D.C., July 15, 1994 - Statements to the Congress - Transcript
- The U.S. economy has recently been experiencing the ideal combination of rising activity, falling unemployment, and slowing inflation. But we cannot let this good behavior lull us into neglecting the underlying problems of our economy that may prevent it from reaching its fullest potential over the longer run. One of...
- Research articles 1994-09-01
- Educational blitz planned for Congress, administration.(Washington, D.C.)
- The Propane Education & Research Council and National Propane Gas Association are planning the first ever two-day blitz in the nation's capital to alert federal policy makers to the importance of propane in the U.S. economy. The Propane Education & Research Council and...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- GAO blames Congress for hobbled renewable energy research
- The U.S. Government Accountability Office last week delivered its surprising finding that the Department of Energy's R&D budget has fallen dramatically over the past 25 years even after the oil shocks of the 1970s highlighted the U.S. economy's d The U.S. Government Accountability Office last week delivered its surprising finding...
- Research articles 2007-01-22
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- U.S. Congress Mulling Tougher Fuel Economy Standards on Sport-Utes, Vans, Pickups - sport utility vehicles - Brief Article
- U.S. Congress Mulling Tougher Fuel Economy Standards on Sport-Utes, Vans, Pickups: The hugely popular light-truck segment today must only meet a 20.7 miles/gallon corporate average fuel economy CAFE standard in the U.S. But a group of Senators are now pushing for a 27.5 mpg standard in 2007 that would equal...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- SPI petitions U.S. congress to aid plastics industry.(Industry News)
- The Society of the Plastics Industy, Inc. SPI, Washington, D.C., is petitioning the U.S. Congress and the Bush Administration to stress the importance of the plastics manufacturing industry to the nation's economy. In addition, SPI is seeking polic The Society of the Plastics Industy, Inc. SPI,...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- Northwest Mechanics Urge Congress and President to Update Program to Cover Service Workers Who Lose Jobs To Outsourcing
- BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Congress and the Bush Administration need to update a federal program that was made into law in 1974 to help manufacturing workers who lose their jobs to outsourcing. The Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA program, adopted before the expansion of the U.S. service economy, should extend the same...
- Research articles 2005-06-27
- Daily Record Prices for Oil, Gasoline Hammer Consumers and U.S. Economy
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Judy Dugan, +1-310 392-0522, ext. 305, or Jamie Court, +1-310 392-0522, ext. 327, both of Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights Group Calls for Swift Action to Curb, Regulate Energy Speculators, Todays Enron Rogues SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congress and President Bush...
- Research articles 2008-03-10
- Tesla's Sexy, Electric Model S: Well Timed?
- In what sounds like a cruel paradox, forecasters at Cambridge Energy Research Associates are predicting that today’s record low oil prices are short-circuiting investment in new supply, which could mean a dramatic escalation at the pumps when the economy recovers. The rising chorus gives new urgency to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Cataloguing the errors in "The Story of Cap-and-Trade"
- by Eric de Place Just colossally ignorant. That was all I could think to say on viewing the latest eco-video web sensation, " The Story of Cap-and-Trade " by Annie Leonard and Co. No one does a circular firing squad like the Left and this contribution is a potential...
- News items 2009-12-02
- Ten Things The Taxpayer Should Know About The U.S. Auto Industry Now That They Own It
- Posted by: David Kiley on December 19 During the hearings for an auto bailout, there was plenty said about Americaâ??s carmakers and the United Auto Workers. Some criticism was dead on, but much of it was either way off base or exaggerated. As is most often the case when rhetoric...
- News items 2009-08-07
- U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009
- By Jeremy Pelofsky and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by example with a potential $1 trillion deficit in 2009 -- even before a massive stimulus plan. The Congressional Budget...
- News items 2009-08-07
- What's Next: 4 Big Predictions for the U.S. Economy
- The global landscape has changed for good. Here are our biggest predictions for after the shakeout — plus suggestions for what you should do about them. ...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Banks Sense Danger, Warn Congress on Breakup Power
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest financial firms on Monday urged a top U.S. lawmaker not to pursue big bank break-up legislation, an idea attracting interest in Congress and causing alarm on Wall Street.The Financial Services Forum, a lobbying group for CEOs of firms including Goldman...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Commentary: Bailout package won't save economy
- If they ever renamed Washington, the best new name would be Panic City. It took a dramatic drop in the stock market, and the subprime mortgage mess to get 535 members of the U.S. Congress to propose legislation which will do almost nothing to stimulate the country's stagnant economy. ...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- U.S. braces for financial regulation overhaul
- WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress will take over the government this month with big plans to overhaul U.S. financial regulation and a surge of momentum behind them. From the mortgage meltdown to the Bernard Madoff scandal, the financial system is in crisis. Critics are hammering the...
- News items 2009-08-07
- China Rising â€" But Is the U.S. Falling?
- Wondering just where the U.S. stands in Asia? It’s an important question to businesses, given the huge economic growth there and its disruption of the post-World War II global economic order. The rise of China in particular has raised speculation that it seems destined to unseat the U.S. as the...
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- Will the EPA's greenhouse-gas decision affect the Copenhagen climate talks?
- by Grist Will the EPA's greenhouse-gas decision affect the Copenhagen climate talks? On Monday, as expected, the U.S. EPA officially declared that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health (the so-called endangerment finding), which means the agency is now "now...
- News items 2009-12-07
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