Are You Living in Fear of the Fiscal Cliff? (VIDEO)

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Economists and investors have warned of an impending U.S. financial crisis at the end of this year, but others think the fears are dangerously misguided.

The fiscal cliff, slowing U.S. growth, the U.S. election, Europe and even the weather are keeping small business owners up at night. But which of these factors is having the biggest impact on their business varies. Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded another warning to Congress about the so-called “fiscal cliff”— a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in Jan. 1, as part of a deal struck last summer to raise the federal debt ceiling.

If Congress fails to take action before the end of this year, economists and analysts widely think the U.S. economy could

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The European Debt Crisis Explained



The debt levels around the globe are unprecedented in peacetime. The odds of restructurings and/or defaults are higher than most believe. The video shows the debt levels of numerous countries have reached “problem” levels. Since the bill coming due in the form of maturing bonds is so large, policymakers in Europe have no easy way out. “Solutions” may include

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Facebook IPO Fiasco Rolls over Small Investors: The 3 Problems





Facebook IPO Fiasco: It’s Not the CFO’s Fault

The Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task and Henry Blodget discuss the controversy surrounding Facebook’s IPO

After Facebook’s initial public offering last Friday the finger pointing has been rampid with a disproportionate level of attention focused on the social media giant’s Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman. The CFO was responsible for the decision to

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