SOTU 2014 focuses on jobs, fairness
President Obama’s State of the Union Address last week highlighted a number of themes that focused on creating more opportunities for working Americans by streamlining the tax code, providing financial…
Shutdown: Complacency on Wall Street Could Be Worse Than a Panic
From the New York Times “DealBook” Blog by Jason Eissenger: Don’t look to a market panic to save us. We are in upside-down world, where a freak-out now would help…
Update: Congress passes Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
In a fairly novel turnaround Congress passed a major piece of legislation Wednesday with significant bipartisan support that changes the way interest rates for student loans will be calculated. The…
Fed Chair calls out Congress for fiscal policy frustrating recovery
FED Chair Ben Bernanke is widely believed to be stepping down at the end of his second term in January. Today he appeared before Congress to give his last biannual…