12/5/2012  President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders have been deadlocked over the “fiscal cliff,” the tax increases and spending cuts that will take place Jan. 1 unless elected officials take action to avert them. The combination could have a dramatic impact on the economy, with the Congressional Budget Office [...]

12/03/2012 A sense of deja vu gripped Washington Monday as Democrats and Republicans locked in who-blinks-first brinkmanship over taxes and spending, with pundits warning of economic chaos unless a deal is struck.Related PostsAIA urges congress, president to de-couple sequestration from fiscal cliff U.S. Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) declines [...]