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In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence, bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens regulations of the financial industry.
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In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence, bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens regulations of the financial industry.
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Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School dean, explains why he believes a balanced approach is the best way to fix our nation's debt problem and encourage economic growth.
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The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading.
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When it comes to shareholder votes, the running tallies are a closely guarded secret - now, that protocol has changed, the NYT reports.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli explains the need for balance when deciphering budget deficits; natural gas supplies; and IRS snooping on conservative groups.
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Shrinking deficit productions are causing the Street to rethink the Fed's QE program, reports CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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The Treasury is criticizing senior IRS leaders for poor management of a policy that compromised the tax agency's political impartiality. And the Congressional Budget Office projects a deficit of $642 billion for fiscal year 2013, that's down $200 billion, reports CNBC's John Harwood.
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The U.S. government’s annual deficit is shrinking far faster than expected, and faster than many economists think is advisable for the health of the economy, the NYT reports.
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The Congressional Budget Office lowered its projection for the 2013 US deficit amid higher taxes and better-than-expected bailout repayments.
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Ben White, POLITICO; Allan Sloan, Fortune; and Aaron Task, Yahoo! Finance, discuss Carl Icahn and Southeastern's recent offer for Dell.
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CNBC's Steve Liesman shares highlights of his interview with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, about Europe's economic problems and getting Congress and the White House to strike a deal on the budget.
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Ben White, POLITICO; Allan Sloan, Fortune; and Aaron Task, Yahoo! Finance, discuss, whether the Fed's monetary policy is working.
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Ben White, POLITICO; Allan Sloan, Fortune; and Aaron Task, Yahoo! Finance, discuss Carl Icahn's bid for Dell, the move to split the roles of chairman and CEO at JPMorgan.
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"The sequester is a drip, drip, drip, not a slammed door," said Rep. Steny Hoyer, (D-MD), discussing the stalled budget bill in Congress, and the Internet sales tax.
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Taxes paid by the top earners are putting the U.S. back in the black, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Recently published health care figures from the federal government confirm what health advocates have been screaming about for years: charges vary enormously, NBC News reports.
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April's U.S. budget surplus was bigger than a year ago and the government ran a much smaller deficit in the first seven months of the year, the CBO said.
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Steven Rattner, Willett Advisors chairman, discusses how the budget stalemate in Congress is impacting the economy and markets.
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Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, chairman & CEO, talks with CNBC's Becky Quick about the nation's budget problems and why he believes a "tax holiday" will push investment abroad.
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Advocates on both sides of the aisle want to lower the official corporate tax rate and the country's biggest companies are in favor, but how? NYT reports.