Read more economic stimulus package stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21032/economic-stimulus-package.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74728/q3-gdp-growth-more-like-28-than-35.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government’s optimistic reading of GDP growth in the 3rd quarter was distorted by a pair of rose-tinted glasses, it now says. The Commerce Department has revised its estimate down to 2.8% from 3.5% on evidence that stimulus programs like Cash for Clunkers and the homebuyers' tax credit...http://www.newser.com/story/74728/q3-gdp-growth-more-like-28-than-35.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:29:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74548/obamas-stimulus-finally-gets-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomists are still fighting about whether the economic stimulus was too small, or too big and wasteful, but a consensus is emerging, at least, that the $787 billion package, flawed as it is, is working. With a quarter of the money now spent, the New York Times says a broad...http://www.newser.com/story/74548/obamas-stimulus-finally-gets-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 6:21:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74236/millions-must-repay-part-of-stimulus-tax-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn IRS tax credit designed to lighten the load on recession-addled taxpayers won't work out as well as hoped for about 15.4 million Americans. Because certain minutiae of the new Making Work Pay credit weren’t factored in to withholding tables, more than 10% of taxpayers who file individual returns...http://www.newser.com/story/74236/millions-must-repay-part-of-stimulus-tax-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:49:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats hit by accusations they've been focusing on health care at the expense of employment plan to tackle job creation in the coming weeks. There's no consensus on whether the move will come as one big package or a series of smaller measures but Democratic leaders plan to have...http://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 7:35:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73453/dems-will-regret-not-being-bolder-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaul Krugman doesn't buy the GOP conclusion that voters Tuesday rejected the Obama agenda. The election just showed that American voters are worried about their jobs, he writes, and this time next year, with unemployment still high, Democrats will likely regret not having been bolder on the economy when they...http://www.newser.com/story/73453/dems-will-regret-not-being-bolder-on-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 6:48:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73424/congress-extends-credit-for-first-time-home-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House voted to extend and expand an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as part of a stimulus expansion expected to inject $45 billion into the economy. The legislation, which passed the Senate yesterday, also extends unemployment benefits for 20 weeks and creates tax breaks for businesses...http://www.newser.com/story/73424/congress-extends-credit-for-first-time-home-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72959/credit-stimulus-for-650k-jobs-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economic stimulus package has already created or saved at least 650,000 jobs, the White House said today, even though just $150 billion of the $787 billion has been spent. And the number of jobs is closer to 1 million if it includes positions added indirectly, according to the...http://www.newser.com/story/72959/credit-stimulus-for-650k-jobs-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:18:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72885/us-gdp-jump-hollow-if-unemployment-keeps-rising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNews that the US gross domestic product jumped 3.5% in the third quarter cheered investors and others, but the cheers will ring hollow if unemployment keeps rising, John Authers writes. Consumer spending rose even as disposable income fell—“ not a pattern that can be sustained for long, and it...http://www.newser.com/story/72885/us-gdp-jump-hollow-if-unemployment-keeps-rising.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 20:07:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72742/golf-carts-sorry-lsvs-win-big-in-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government really wants to buy you a golf cart—as long as you don’t call it a golf cart. The stimulus contains a tax credit of up to $7,500 for anyone buying an electric vehicle, provided it’s primarily used on the road. So dealers are selling “LSVs”...http://www.newser.com/story/72742/golf-carts-sorry-lsvs-win-big-in-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 12:29:36 CDT