http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news-section.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364BBOL Economics en jbutterf@hanleywood.com http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/externals/images/logo_bol.gif http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news-section.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=3649755http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1384214http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1384214WASHINGTON - Even if they were enacted soon, President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for businesses would hardly be a quick fix to rejuvenate hiring or the economy, analysts say.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1384173http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1384173NEW YORK - Fresh worries about European banks sent stocks lower Tuesday.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383932http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383932BRUSSELS - European Union nations agreed to create new financial oversight institutions Tuesday, hoping to prevent a repeat of the government debt crisis that nearly left Greece bankrupt and brought the European banking system to its knees.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383927http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383927NEW YORK - Fresh worries about European banks sent stocks lower Tuesday.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383704http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383704NEW YORK - Fresh worries Tuesday about the health of European banks sent stocks lower in the U.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383659http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383659WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of jump-starting economic growth ahead of the November elections.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383706http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383706For a connoisseur of ironies -- a stock in trade pastime of a columnist -- the U.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383444http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1383444Never has mediocre looked so good.Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1380809http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1380809NEW YORK - Stocks are closing with modest gains after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs indicated the economy continues to grow, although slowly.Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1380712http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-news.asp?referer=rss364&sectionID=364&articleID=1380712WASHINGTON - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST