Details of 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Said to Emerge
Working against a midnight deadline, negotiators for the White House and congressional Republicans in Congress narrowed their differences Monday on legislation to avert across-the-board tax increases.
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House GOP Scraps Vote on Fiscal Cliff 'Plan B'
House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
Stock Market a Wild Card in Fiscal Cliff Talks
In the political showdown over the fiscal cliff, the stock market's unpredictability is perhaps the biggest wild card.