Investment

Budget Battles

  • Small Businesses: Big Losers in Obamacare Decision

    By Liz Peek

    Lost in the hubbub surrounding the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare is that small businesses are among the big losers. For President Obama, triumphing over Republicans is pure nectar; stomping...

  • Student Loan Debt Gets a Daring New Fix

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Niagara Falls, whose downtown has fallen into disrepair over the years as its population has plunged, needs bright young college graduates. And it’s got a new plan to attract them: an attractive...

  • The Big Questions Raised by the Barclays Scandal

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    While cities and communities across the United States prepared for fireworks displays to celebrate the Fourth of July, in London the only fireworks on view took place during the hearing held by a...

  • Housing Crisis Could End Suburbia As We Know It

    By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

    If there’s a defining image of the housing crunch, it might be the demolition of four new luxury homes in Victorville, Calif. The developer built them in Sept. 2007 as part of a planned 16-unit...

  • 'We're Not Too Big to Fail,' Claim 9 Big Banks

    By ALEXANDRA ALPER and DAVID HENRY, Reuters

    Nine of the largest global banks on Tuesday expressed confidence they can be salvaged or dismantled without taxpayer bailouts if they became insolvent, as U.S. regulators released public portions of...