And a spate of scandals, involving the Internal Revenue Service, security for the U.S. mission in Benghazi and the seizure of phone records from the Associated Press news agency, has distracted Congress and the White House. But, he said, "the chances that this Congress does anything useful, which were already low, are even lower."
WASHINGTON, Jan 30- U.S. corporations fear they will be the main course on a menu calling for hundreds of billions of dollars in new tax revenue that President Barack Obama is expected to seek in his annual budget proposal, expected within weeks.
WASHINGTON, Jan 19- President Barack Obama starts his second term in office facing unprecedented budget constraints that will challenge his ability to implement his economic vision.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."