Wall Street group blasts Obama's bank tax proposal
Peter Schroeder - 01/19/15 10:36 AM EST
President Obama’s plan to push for a special fee just on the nation’s largest banks could restrict...
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Sanders: Tax plan comes amid 'obscene' levels of inequality
Vicki Needham - 01/18/15 04:11 PM EST
Senator from Vermont says Obama's plan “moves us in the right direction.”
Key Obama adviser defends tax plan
Kyle Balluck - 01/18/15 12:25 PM EST
Dan Pfeiffer said there are elements that Republicans have supported in the past.
Conservatives start new push for 'balance' in the Constitution
Rebecca Shabad - 01/18/15 06:00 AM EST
Republican lawmakers are taking another crack at a balanced-budget amendment.
Obama outlines tax plan ahead of SOTU
Vicki Needham - 01/17/15 08:13 PM EST
The White House rolled out tax proposals aimed at raising billions to boost middle-class pay.
Obama previews guests for SOTU
Peter Schroeder - 01/17/15 06:00 AM EST
Obama said he would be inviting several Americans who wrote him letters over the years.
Kansas governor throws the brakes on tax-cutting
Bernie Becker - 01/16/15 05:52 PM EST
Sam Brownback had faced budget shortfalls after implementing cuts in the state's income tax rates.
Clinton: Focus more on wages, less on regs
Kevin Cirilli - 01/16/15 02:37 PM EST
Clinton tweeted that "attacking financial reform is risky and wrong."
Poll: Personal finances dramatically improve
Rebecca Shabad - 01/16/15 12:35 PM EST
Gallup reports the public is more optimistic about their financial future.
Cost of living fell in December by most in six years
Vicki Needham - 01/16/15 11:32 AM EST
The cost of living dropped in December by the most in six years on tumbling energy prices.
IRS chief optimistic on ObamaCare
Bernie Becker - 01/15/15 07:08 PM EST
The new tax filing season, the first with new healthcare requirements, opens on Tuesday.
Manufacturers say tax reform needed to boost economic growth
Vicki Needham - 01/15/15 02:43 PM EST
Manufacturers said Thursday that an overhaul the nation's tax code is needed to lift economic...
GOP lawmaker: Tax code needs comprehensive reform
Rebecca Shabad - 01/19/15 10:24 AM EST
Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) criticized the White House for a new tax plan President Obama is set to...
Can Europe really withstand a Greek exit?
Desmond Lachman, contributor - 01/19/15 10:00 AM EST
European policymakers have displayed a great capacity for self-delusion.
Biz hears '16 undertones in Obama SOTU
Kevin Cirilli - 01/18/15 12:58 PM EST
State of the Union or 2016 stump speech? That's what financial regulatory watchers wonder.
GOP rep: Obama tax plan a 'non-starter'
Vicki Needham - 01/18/15 10:35 AM EST
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) argued that the plan won’t help grow the economy or provide more jobs.
GOP pounces on Obama's tax plan
Kevin Cirilli - 01/17/15 10:21 PM EST
Republicans pounced on Obama's tax plan that he will unveil during the State of the Union.
5 reasons the left doesn’t believe Warren
Kevin Cirilli - 01/17/15 08:50 AM EST
The left keeps hearing “yes” when Warren says “no” to 2016.
Europe: Amazon gets unfair tax advantage
Bernie Becker - 01/16/15 06:33 PM EST
The online retail giant denies getting a sweetheart deal.
Banking economists expect 3 percent growth this year
Vicki Needham - 01/16/15 03:58 PM EST
The nation's economy is forecast to expand at a nearly 3 percent rate this year.
Majority in poll backs Obama's Cuba plan
David McCabe - 01/16/15 02:03 PM EST
Even more would support lifting the embargo, which only Congress can do.
Sanders: Obama budget won't change Social Security
Rebecca Shabad - 01/16/15 11:33 AM EST
The senator predicts no major COLA adjustments.
Russian restrictions on grain exports underscore concern about stability
Carroll Colley, contributor - 01/16/15 06:30 AM EST
The Kremlin is sacrificing hard currency earnings to contain domestic prices and support.
GOP keeps budget options open
Rebecca Shabad - 01/15/15 03:46 PM EST
The GOP hasn't nailed down how it will handle the federal budget.
