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Good news from the fiscal front: The federal deficit is shrinking faster than expected. During the first half of fiscal 2013, revenues have come in greater than forecast, and spending, less; Goldman Sachs expects the …

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Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt
Published on May 1, 2013 04:51PM
Loopholes allow lobbyist spending to vanish from reports
Published on Apr 30, 2013 01:01AM
Krugman: The story of our time
Published on Apr 30, 2013 01:01AM
Krugman: The One Percent’s solution
Published on Apr 27, 2013 01:01AM
U.S. economy’s jump in Q1 may be fleeting
Published on Apr 26, 2013 08:35PM
Sequester blues
Published on Apr 23, 2013 05:14PM
Lowry: Obama’s charmless budget
Published on Apr 13, 2013 01:01AM
Brooks: Be bold on both ends
Published on Apr 12, 2013 12:11PM
Krauthammer: Obama’s budget and the form of reform
Published on Apr 11, 2013 05:28PM
Obama’s budget straddles politics
Published on Apr 10, 2013 07:06PM
Stocks rise sharply, led by gains in technology
Published on Apr 10, 2013 05:51PM
Utahns’ reaction to president’s budget
Published on Apr 10, 2013 05:28PM
Obama budget: Trim Social Security, tax wealthy
Published on Apr 10, 2013 09:02AM
U.S. factory orders up 3 percent in February
Published on Apr 2, 2013 08:28AM
Business news briefs
Published on Apr 2, 2013 12:28AM
Utah gets B-plus for spending transparency
Published on Mar 26, 2013 11:48AM
Senate Democratic budget extends standoff with GOP
Published on Mar 23, 2013 10:47AM
Senate Democrats work past midnight to pass budget
Published on Mar 22, 2013 10:49PM
Senate approves spending bill to avoid shutdown
Published on Mar 20, 2013 03:17PM
Brooks: The progressive shift
Published on Mar 19, 2013 05:11PM
Catchall spending bill advances in Senate
Published on Mar 18, 2013 09:00PM
China’s premier offers plan focused on helping the people
Published on Mar 17, 2013 09:51PM
Doomed by debt
Published on Mar 17, 2013 06:41PM
Krugman: After the flimflam
Published on Mar 16, 2013 01:01AM
Spending cuts no cure
Published on Mar 14, 2013 01:01AM
Wall Street: Dow notches ninth straight gain, longest since ‘96
Published on Mar 13, 2013 02:30PM
How competing federal budget proposals in U.S. line up
Published on Mar 12, 2013 08:48PM
Krugman: The market speaks
Published on Mar 9, 2013 01:01AM
Job gains cut unemployment to 7.7 percent, 4-year low
Published on Mar 8, 2013 07:13PM
Americans hate taxes, love spending, survey shows
Published on Mar 8, 2013 07:13PM
So what?
Published on Mar 8, 2013 01:01AM
House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown
Published on Mar 6, 2013 05:48PM
GOP’s anti-tax focus trips Dems in budget battle
Published on Mar 5, 2013 09:49PM
Republicans unveil measure to ease Pentagon budget crunch
Published on Mar 4, 2013 07:40PM
Krugman: ‘Conservatives’ for Big Government
Published on Mar 4, 2013 05:02PM
Obama says his team managing cuts best they can
Published on Mar 4, 2013 12:10PM
Behind the Lines: Apocalypse Again
Published on Mar 4, 2013 08:50AM
Spending cuts seem here to stay
Published on Mar 3, 2013 06:51PM
Spending cuts seem here to stay
Published on Mar 3, 2013 06:44PM
Mia Love: Sequester cuts won’t hurt Saratoga Springs
Published on Mar 3, 2013 04:26PM
President Obama signs order to begin spending cuts
Published on Mar 1, 2013 10:22PM
Washington Post: Time’s up
Published on Mar 1, 2013 04:17PM
Sen. Hatch: Smart spending cuts needed
Published on Mar 1, 2013 04:16PM
‘Save us from ourselves’: Stopgap bills fail in Senate
Published on Feb 28, 2013 08:46PM
Hatch wants to cut travel, research arts — not military
Published on Feb 27, 2013 02:55PM
Finances often low on list of wedding preparations
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Brooks: To be young again
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Analysis: The ‘fever’ that Obama has not broken
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Obama urges Congress to ‘compromise’ on cuts
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Behind the Lines: Sequestration Consternation
Published on Feb 25, 2013 08:02AM
Krugman: A sequester of fools
Published on Feb 23, 2013 01:01AM
Analysis: Obama, GOP see no need to stop the automatic cuts
Published on Feb 22, 2013 06:27PM
Hatch warns Utahns of economic disaster, talks immigration
Published on Feb 20, 2013 03:25PM
Not much urgency to avoid automatic spending cuts
Published on Feb 19, 2013 08:13PM
Obama presses GOP to halt automatic spending cuts
Published on Feb 19, 2013 02:16PM
Obama to stress jobs, Afghan war troop withdrawal
Published on Feb 12, 2013 01:23PM
Budget deficit estimated at $854B, first below $1 trillion for Obama
Published on Feb 5, 2013 11:49AM
Congress sends bill to Obama averting government default
Published on Jan 31, 2013 06:18PM
U.S. consumer spending up slight 0.2 percent
Published on Jan 31, 2013 08:05AM
Back to business, Obama stands his ground on fiscal debates
Published on Jan 22, 2013 04:00PM
Opinion Sampler: Raise the debt limit ...
Published on Jan 16, 2013 12:04PM
Obama demands quick action to raise debt limit
Published on Jan 14, 2013 11:34AM
GOP scoffs at Obama’s ‘no-negotiation’ vow on debt
Published on Jan 7, 2013 11:23AM
Republican Party seems as divided, angry as ever
Published on Jan 7, 2013 09:11AM
Fiscal-cliff deal no recipe for a robust economy
Published on Jan 3, 2013 10:59AM
Congress OKs ‘fiscal cliff’ deal, signaling future budget fights
Published on Jan 2, 2013 01:12PM
Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurk
Published on Jan 2, 2013 10:58AM
‘Fiscal cliff’ avoided: Congress staves off tax hikes
Published on Jan 1, 2013 10:53PM
House Republicans may try to amend Senate’s fiscal cliff deal
Published on Jan 1, 2013 10:04AM
Democratic officials: Fiscal ‘cliff’ deal reached
Published on Dec 31, 2012 07:28PM
Obama says fiscal cliff deal close, not done
Published on Dec 31, 2012 08:13AM
GOP backs off, clearing way for more talks
Published on Dec 30, 2012 06:59PM
Last-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate
Published on Dec 29, 2012 11:14AM
‘Fiscal Cliff’ looms: Kicking the Can, Washington- style
Published on Dec 26, 2012 01:37PM
Watercooler: Year-end tips for your flexible spending account
Published on Dec 22, 2012 10:42PM
With GOP divided on tax vote, Boehner pulls ‘Plan B’ off House floor
Published on Dec 21, 2012 06:42AM
Anxiety builds in Utah as ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline nears
Published on Dec 18, 2012 09:43PM
‘Fiscal cliff’ efforts ongoing, Boehner offers plan
Published on Dec 18, 2012 10:26AM
Narrow ‘fiscal cliff’ bargain gains currency
Published on Dec 14, 2012 12:50PM
Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks
Published on Dec 10, 2012 09:42AM
Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with American Indian tribes
Published on Dec 5, 2012 10:37AM
Superstorm, ‘cliff’ could put brakes on GDP growth
Published on Nov 29, 2012 08:46PM
Fiscal cliff negotiators are facing high hurdles
Published on Nov 18, 2012 10:19AM
Utah delegation has a plan to avert fiscal cliff: delay
Published on Nov 16, 2012 04:41PM
Congress may be ready to negotiate on taxes, spending
Published on Nov 15, 2012 09:06PM
In Utah’s 2nd District, rivals split on cutting deficit
Published on Oct 31, 2012 07:56AM
Love’s hot hand burning Matheson in fundraising
Published on Oct 26, 2012 02:03PM
U.S. economic growth up to still-modest 2 pct. rate
Published on Oct 26, 2012 08:21AM
Super spending for Matheson, Love, more attack ads are on the way
Published on Oct 15, 2012 09:28AM
Bluster over budget easy, but balance elusive for Love, Matheson
Published on Oct 2, 2012 09:54AM
Spain, Portugal hit with anti-austerity protests
Published on Sep 29, 2012 01:43PM
Utahns’ confidence may have some staying power
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