Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. View full post on All Stories
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How to avoid a debt doomsday
October 18th, 2010 
davidguide 
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Comments OffFirst Time Jobless Claims Increase To 462,000
October 14th, 2010 davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 462,000, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Economists were expecting only 450,000 Americans to file first time unemployment claims. Americans filed 449,000 first-time claims the previous week. Although the economy [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: 462000, Alabama, Alaska, America, Arizona, California, carolina tennessee texas, claims, Colorado, columbia florida georgia, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, District of Columbia, First, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, increase, Indiana, initial jobless claims, jobless, Kansas, Kentucky, Lending, Linda, linda young, Maine, maine massachusetts, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, News, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, time, U.S. Department, U.S. Labor, Unemployment, unemployment claims, United States, Virginia, Washington, week, West Virginia, Wisconsin, writer washington, Young Comments OffThe events that nearly bankrupted America
October 7th, 2010 davidguide After four years as US business correspondent, Andrew Clark is heading home. He recalls the extraordinary events that nearly bankrupted America – and how it’s bouncing back Each morning, Wall Street awakens to the clitter-clatter of helicopter blades thrashing through the air. The financial industry is awash with men in a hurry – and for [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: America, Anthony Scaramucci, bankrupted, bear stearns, black limousine, California, crisis, David Viniar, DETROIT-, discretionary money, economy, events, government, heartland of america, helicopter blades, helicopter landing, India, Industry, John Paulson, lehman brothers, lot, Michigan, nearly, Poland, SAN FRANCISCO, Stansbury Street, Stephen Schwarzman, Stockton, system, Tracie Peltier, US, Wall Street Comments OffRouse Replaces Emanuel, Obama: “Bittersweet Day At The White House”
October 2nd, 2010 davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama made a special appearance on Friday to bid farewell to teary-eyed Rahm Emanuel, the incumbent chief of staff, calling him “an incomparable leader.” Obama also announced his “wise, skillful, and longtime counselor, Pete Rouse,” as the new “interim chief of [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: America, Amy, bar mitzvah, barack obama, Bittersweet, Chief, D.C., East Room, Emanuel, house, Lending, Obama, Pete, Pete Rouse, President, Rahm, rahm emanuel, Replaces, Robert Gibbs, Rouse, staff, standing ovation, tejinder singh, United States, Washington, White, white house spokesman Comments OffAdministration’s Fuel Economy Announcement Raises NADA’s Concern about Vehicle Affordability for Consumers
October 1st, 2010 davidguide WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In response to the Obama administration’s announcement today on setting new fuel economy mandates for the 2017-2025 Model Year, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) issued the following statement: “America’s franchised auto dealers have lon View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: About, Administration, Administration's, Affordability, America, Announcement, automobile dealers association, Concern, Consumers, economy, Fuel, fuel economy, NADA, NADA's, national automobile dealers, national automobile dealers association, Obama, Oct, prnewswire, PRNewswire-USNewswire, Raises, response, usnewswire, vehicle, Washington Comments OffUnemployment Isn’t the Fault of the Workforce
September 27th, 2010 davidguide Don’t blame America’s workers for the country’s persistent unemployment. Some, like Bill Clinton and Narayana Kocherlakota have suggested that American workers simply lack the skills employers need. But that’s nonsense argues Paul Krugman in the New York Times . If that were true, there should be employers struggling to fill jobs. View full post on [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: America, Bill Clinton, blame america, country, Don, Fault, Isn't, Kocherlakota, Narayana, New, new york times, nonsense, Paul Krugman, persistent unemployment, Unemployment, workforce Comments OffHouse Passes Small Business Jobs Bill and Sends to President Obama for His Signature
September 24th, 2010 davidguide Earlier today, House Democrats passed a Small Business Jobs bill (H.R. 5297) to cut taxes for millions of small businesses and provide them with access to credit that will help spur growth and job creation. Despite claims that they support small businesses, House Republicans have objected at every turn to Democrats’ efforts to support small [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: America, Bill, Business, business investments, capital gains taxes, H.R, health insurance costs, house, Jobs, launch pad, Obama, Passes, President, President Obama, Sends, sense plan, signature, Small, small business owners, today, vote president Comments OffU.S. Steel Workers Union Protests China Clean Energy Plan
September 9th, 2010 davidguide Jeehan Fernandez – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The United Steelworkers union filed Thursday a comprehensive trade case with the U.S. government against China’s clean energy plan. The complaint identified “a broad array of Chinese policies and practices that threaten the future of America’s alternative and renewable energy sector,” according to [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: America, China, chinese policies, Clean, DC, dependence, dependence on foreign oil, Energy, Gerard, Lending, Leo W. Gerard, page submission, Plan, Protests, renewable energy production, renewable energy sector, Representative. Under, sector, Steel, trade, U.S., Union, United States, united states trade representative, united steelworkers union, USW, Washington, Workers Comments OffPrivate Student Loans: Simple Facts and Truth
August 23rd, 2010 davidguide Unlike the government student loans that are usually need-based, the private student loans are not based on the student’s needs but actually are based on credit ratings. With private loans, you might even have the change to have interest rates that are lower than usual if only because your loan purpose in on education expenses. [...]
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Britain’s austerity: 4 lessons for Washington
Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. View full post on All Stories