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Economic unease looms after election

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Recommended by Erin Hong, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, Nov. 8 2012 12:50 p.m. MST

Sept. 2012, a new home is under construction in Edmond, Okla. U.S. sales of new homes jumped in September to the highest level in more than two years. Though the housing market is improving, there is still a lot of work to be done to avoid another recession.

Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press

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Decisions are to be made quickly for President Obama and Congress to avoid a "fiscal cliff." The "fiscal cliff" means less spending and tax increase of more than $600 billion, according to Damian Paletta and Jon Hilsenrath, reporters from The Wall Street Journal.

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Our take: Decisions are to be made quickly for President Obama and Congress to avoid a "fiscal cliff." The "fiscal cliff" means less spending and tax increase of more than $600 billion, according to Damian Paletta and Jon Hilsenrath, reporters from The Wall Street Journal. Paletta and Hilsenrath analyze what is next for Obama's decisions with the economy:

"In his second term, freshly re-elected President Barack Obama confronts an economy that offers glimmers of long-missing vitality but remains held back by fiscal and regulatory uncertainties and slowing global growth.

"The U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement in recent months. Unemployment is below 8 percent, stock prices are up, the housing sector is reviving and consumers are starting to step up spending on cars and other big-ticket items after four years of paying down debt."

Read more about Economic unease on The Wall Street Journal.

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My2Cents
Taylorsville, UT

The fiscal cliff has been faked for 40 years and its time that all(all) americans and foreign nationals pay their fair share of funds for SSA services and cost of operation.

This fiscal cliff really doesn't exist except as political More..

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