Obama Stimulus Plan

Obama Economic Stimulus Could Be $850 Billion Over Two Years

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Economy, Obama Economy, $850 Billion Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is laying the groundwork for a giant economic stimulus package, possibly $850 billion over two years, ...

Read Whole Story

Obama Team Considering Much Larger Stimulus Plan

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Stimulus, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News

President-elect Barack Obama's economic team is considering an economic-stimulus program that will be far larger than the two-year, half-trillion-doll...

Read Whole Story

Big Business Lines Up Behind Obama Stimulus Plan

The Hill | Kevin Bogardus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Economy, Big Business Obama, Obama Stimulus Plan, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

Big business is lining up to support President-elect Obama's plan to stimulate the economy with the biggest spending spree on roads, bridges and other...

Read Whole Story

Obama, White House At Odds Over Financial Sector Rescue

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Bailout, Obama White House, Obama Bush Tension, Obama TARP, Obama Stimulus Plan, Financial Crisis, Home News

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's transition team is resisting Bush administration overtures to coordinate more on the financial-sector rescue, convinced t...

Read Whole Story

House Preparing $500 Billion Stimulus Bill For Obama

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Stimulus Plan, $500 Billion Stimulus Plan, Economy, Nancy Pelosi, Financial Crisis, Congress, Stimulus Plan, Recession, Business News

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met leading governors on Monday to discuss the size and shape of an economic stimulus package that ...

Read Whole Story

New Stimulus Goal: Move From Big Negatives To Zero Growth

New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zero Growth Economy, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economy, Financial Crisis, Zero Growth, Timothy Geithner, New Stimulus Plan, Stimulus Plan, Business News

Now that the government has spent nearly $1.4 trillion to stabilize the financial system, economists and policy makers -- and the president-elect -- a...

Read Whole Story

Obama's First Challenge

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recession, Economy, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, Obama Stimulus Plan, Obama Transition, Obama Economy, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Even though Barack Obama's inauguration is two months away, Americans already look to him for the leadership required to steer us out of a yawning recession.

Read Post

Investment-Led Stimulus to Avoid a Long, Deep Recession

Paul A. London | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economy, Infrastructure, Financial Crisis, Obama Stimulus Plan, Obama Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Business News
Paul A. London

Leaders will have to take the next step, which is to spell out what they mean when they talk vaguely about stimulus that creates employment.

Read Post

Obama Unveils $120 Billion Stimulus Plan

Associated Press | Ryan Nakashima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Slowdown, US Economy, Democratic Primary, Obama Stimulus Plan, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Recession Fears, 2008 Recession, Recession Watch, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Recession, Politics News

Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday unveiled an economic stimulus package costing up to $120 billion that his campaign said would put money in the hands o...

Read Whole Story