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Jumping Off The Fiscal Cliff? It’s More Of A Downward Slope For Maritime … – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)


Jumping Off The Fiscal Cliff? It's More Of A Downward Slope For Maritime
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
You are not alone if you are bewildered by the talk in Washington about "sequester," "continuing resolution", "fiscal cliff," "budget resolutions," and "debt ceilings." Even those of us who think we understand what's going on have trouble keeping up

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Posted on 23 May 2013 | 3:15 pm

Republican Congressmen Explain Why You Shouldn’t Thank the Fiscal Cliff Tax … – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Republican Congressmen Explain Why You Shouldn't Thank the Fiscal Cliff Tax
Slate Magazine (blog)
So, certainly, you're looking at revenues that went up as a result of the fiscal cliff deal, because people have not had time to adjust their behavior. But they will. Over the long term, we continue to believe this will have a negative impact on

Posted on 22 May 2013 | 8:12 pm

Does a ‘fiscal cliff’ await software vendors switching to cloud? – ZDNet


Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?
ZDNet
In a new report, Diginomica's Kenny MacIver says this is part of a potential "fiscal cliff" that awaits many vendors as they shift their user bases from licensed, on-premises software to cloud-based services. He points to an interview with Oracle

Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:55 am

Borrowers are facing a mortgage ‘fiscal cliff’ – The Independent


Borrowers are facing a mortgage 'fiscal cliff'
The Independent
The Mortgage Fiscal Cliff research by analysts Acenden predicts that if inflation averages at 2.5 per cent in the next half-decade households could see an 82 per cent drop in the cash they have available after repaying their mortgage and other regular

Posted on 10 May 2013 | 5:30 pm

Sacramento city budget deficit shrinks, but official warns of future ‘fiscal … – Sacramento Bee


Sacramento city budget deficit shrinks, but official warns of future 'fiscal
Sacramento Bee
City Manager John Shirey told the City Council on Tuesday night that the city is facing its own "fiscal cliff" in six years, when an increase in the sales tax rate expires and the city's required contributions to the state pension fund are expected to

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Posted on 8 May 2013 | 7:03 am

Oh, No! 2013 Fiscal Cliff Could Crush Stocks! – EconoMonitor (blog)


Oh, No! 2013 Fiscal Cliff Could Crush Stocks!
EconoMonitor (blog)
Exactly one year ago this week (May 4, 2012), Luskin exhorted WSJ readers to dump equities because The 2013 Fiscal Cliff Could Crush Stocks. “Do the math on dividend taxes” he advised, warning that dividend yields would be lower, and stock prices would

Posted on 3 May 2013 | 1:50 pm

Financial Planning after the Fiscal Cliff: Tax Law Changes and your 2013 … – 89.3 KPCC


89.3 KPCC

Financial Planning after the Fiscal Cliff: Tax Law Changes and your 2013
89.3 KPCC
We heard from a panel of experts on the issues they're encountering in their practices, opportunities and challenges in the Fiscal Cliff legislation, and charitable aspects of tax planning. @KPCCforum #financialplanning. Panelists: • Carol Bradford, JD

Posted on 2 May 2013 | 1:47 am

A Golden Opportunity for Congress to Avoid the Transportation “Fiscal Cliff” – Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)


A Golden Opportunity for Congress to Avoid the Transportation “Fiscal Cliff
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
When it does, if lawmakers haven't already found a solution to the “transportation fiscal cliff,” they'll have to do one of three things, according to a report issued last week by the Congressional Budget Office [PDF]: Transfer $14 billion more in

Posted on 1 May 2013 | 7:38 pm

Reinhart and Rogoff’s 90 Percent Fiscal Cliff: It’s Academic When You Count … – Wall Street Pit


Reinhart and Rogoff's 90 Percent Fiscal Cliff: It's Academic When You Count
Wall Street Pit
Krugman and others have been doing a victory dance, claiming that the Reinhart-Rogoff work on the relationship between debt and growth has been repudiated. Hardly. The R&R spreadsheet error (but I repeat myself) is embarrassing, but of minor

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Posted on 1 May 2013 | 6:54 pm

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Tax Avoidance Boosted States’ 4th Quarter Tax Receipts – Budget & Tax News


'Fiscal Cliff' Tax Avoidance Boosted States' 4th Quarter Tax Receipts
Budget & Tax News
In the final months of 2012 taxpayers took actions to minimize federal tax liability in an effort to, prospectively, reduce the effects of the "fiscal cliff." Evidence of this, the researchers noted, occurred with the payment of 2012 fourth quarter

Posted on 24 April 2013 | 9:08 pm

Fiscal Cliff – Yahoo! News Search Results

Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?

No one in the industry is talking about any fears they may be having about the cloud — at least not out loud.

Posted on 21 May 2013 | 1:03 am

Forget Earnings. Washington Dysfunction May Be Behind Dow's Rise

Gridlock has ruled in Washington for much of the past few years, and stock markets have posted big gains. Coincidence? Neither the threat of a fiscal cliff nor sequestration cuts has halted the seemingly inexorable rise of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq.

Posted on 17 May 2013 | 6:36 pm

Public sector wage bill must drop

Economists say that if the wage bill doesn't drop, SA could find itself hurtling towards a fiscal cliff.

Posted on 16 May 2013 | 10:00 pm

BMO Private Bank June Financial Market Outlook: Global Fiscal Policies Continue to Impact Financial Markets

CHICAGO, IL– – U.S. grappling with fiscal cliff and sequestration repercussions while Eurozone deals with austerity fall-out Stocks rise as U.S. Treasury yields sink to new lows Emerging equity markets …

Posted on 16 May 2013 | 11:15 am

Massillon mayor asks state auditor to review city's finances

 Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry has asked the state auditor to a look at city finances in an effort to avoid heading over a possible fiscal cliff.

Posted on 15 May 2013 | 2:07 am

'Fiscal cliff'' looms as radical lawmakers delay HK Budget

Hong Kong faces an unprecedented "fiscal cliff" if the Legislative Council (LegCo) does not pass the Budget for the coming fiscal year by the middle of this month, warned Chief Executive Leung Chun Yi …..        

Posted on 10 May 2013 | 4:04 am

Watch out! We're near fiscal cliff

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying warned that Hong Kong is facing a "fiscal cliff" due to the delayed passage of the budget caused by filibustering in the Legislative Council.

Posted on 9 May 2013 | 7:36 pm

Filibuster poses risk of fiscal cliff: CE

Chief Executive Leung Chung-ying has warned that Hong Kong will face a "fiscal cliff" if the budget bill is the Legislative Council does not pass the …

Posted on 9 May 2013 | 9:01 am

Away from the cliff

Unless you have been living in absolute isolation for the past year, you know about the “fiscal cliff.” The term is popular shorthand for the financial conundrum that the U.S. government faced at the end of 2012, when the Budget Control Act of 2011 was scheduled to take effect.

Posted on 4 May 2013 | 11:54 am

Fiscal-cliff fears create Neb. budget windfall

Investors who were spooked by Washington's fiscal-cliff showdown have created an unusual, $125 million cash windfall for Nebraska state government, budget officials said Thursday. The board that estimates …

Posted on 26 April 2013 | 2:59 pm