Fiscal Cliff

Futures Rise on Fiscal Cliff Resolution Hopes U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading as comments from President Obama on Friday signaled that Congressional leaders and the White House may be able to reach a deal to either avert the fiscal cliff for good or kick the can further down the...

An ominous tone set by the fiscal cliff that has grown louder since Election Day is the primary excuse behind the recent declines endured by dividend ETFs. Popular, multi-sector dividend ETFs focused on U.S. equities have been hammered in the past week. Since November 7, the Vanguard Dividend...

Futures rise despite fiscal cliff fears. U.S. equity futures rose on early Wednesday trading despite renewed fears over the fiscal cliff. Investors may have become hopeful of a deal in Washington when yesterday, the White House announced that President Obama is set to speak today on the subject....

U.S. equity futures were flat Thursday ahead of interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Also, overnight Greek leaders approved the latest round of austerity measures by a narrow margin, paving the way for Greece to get its next round of bailout funding...

A possible reason is that U.S. stocks are sliding Wednesday is that investors now view the chances of the fiscal cliff arriving as heightened following President Obama's re-election. In the days leading up to the election, the Obama Administration promised to veto any legislation aimed at avoiding...

This past weekend in Barron's online: the results of the autumn Big Money Poll, the prospects for General Mills, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and Barnes & Noble, as well as what President Obama does and does not know about American business. Cover Story "Bye-Bye Bull?" by Jacqueline...

One of the most used market buzz terms in recent months has been "fiscal cliff." That is the ominous scenario in which tax cuts expire and are met with tax increases and spending reductions. While it has been painfully obvious for years that Uncle Sam needs to spend less money, the spending cuts...