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Life after Alan Greenspan
Life after Alan Greenspan
11:01am
Everyone expects one more rate hike from the Maestro. But what will Ben Bernanke do in March? (more)

CBO widens budget deficit view
10:02am : Congressional Budget Office projects fiscal 2006 gap of $337 billion; doesn't include extra funds for war. (more)
Mind the gap: Income inequality, state by state
12:01pm : New report looks at where the growth in incomes of high-income families has outpaced that of middle- and low-income households. (more)
Bush to push for permanent tax cuts
11:09am : President says he wants Congress to make his tax breaks permanent. (more)
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Congress' pension: Nice and secure
Amid the coming pension debate, keep in mind the folks doing the talking have a nice one. (more)
America's pension time bomb
Workers, employers, taxpayers, governments. Meet the key players in the coming battle. (more)
Economists see risks in 2006
The housing market and rising rates are worrisome, but manufacturing, growth overseas may help. (more)
Bernanke may have to grow up fast
Stock market crash greeted Greenspan. Will housing, hedge fund, debt crisis test next Fed chief? (more)
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Pensioned out
Pensioned out Justin Fox, editor-at-large at Fortune magazine, talks about the extinction of corporate pensions. (more)
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Unemployment rates by state
Employers added 215,000 jobs to payrolls in November up from a revised 44,000 in October. (more)
Your Job 2006
Is the job outlook brighter? Find out. (more)
Fed Focus
Find out what the Federal Reserve will do next, where interest rates are going and what it means to you. (more)
Yield curve geometry
What's flat, normal and inverted? (more)
Economic Calendar
Date
Event
Jan 26 
 Durable Goods Orders
Jan 26 
 Jobless Claims
Jan 26 
 Help Wanted Index
Jan 26 
 Money Supply
Jan 27 
 Gross Domestic Product
Jan 27 
 New Home Sales
Jan 30 
 Personal Income and Outlays
Jan 31 
 ICSC-UBS Store Sales
Jan 31 
 Employment Cost Index
Jan 31 
 Employment Cost Index
7 economic indicators
  
Leading indicators Pointing to stronger growth. Feb. 21
Inflation (CPI) December inflation fell on energy and food decline. Feb. 22
Industrial production Up 0.6%, ahead of forecasts. Feb. 15
Retail sales 0.7% December gain -- less than expected. Feb. 14
Job growth Well below forecast. Feb. 3
Manufacturing (ISM) Much weaker than expected. Feb. 1
Consumer confidence Economic strength leads to surge in December. Jan. 31
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