The latest in cool technology has created opportunities for entertainment and profit, a venture capitalist told CNBC on Friday, who cited several of the sector’s most promising products under development.
The U.S. fiscal debate has hinged primarily on higher taxes without tackling entitlement reform and pro-growth policies, Republican senators charged on Thursday.
Both spending cuts and added revenues should be part of a final agreement to the “fiscal cliff” battle raging in Washington, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said Wednesday.
Limited or no mortgage interest deductions in the U.S. tax code could prompt a sea change from buying to renting, influential economist Robert Shiller told CNBC’s “Futures Now” on Tuesday.
Texas Republican congressman Ron Paul pointedly refused to endorse his party’s presidential contender, Mitt Romney, arguing that neither he nor President Barack Obama would make necessary cuts to public spending that would avert a fiscal catastrophe.