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And economists warn the economic effects will be felt quickly if 600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts begin to take effect next year. At this rate, it looks like lawmakers will celebrate new years eve at work if not resolving the fiscal cliff, at least trying to avoid the blame. Darren gersh, nbr, washington. Susie going over the fiscal cliff will not only have an impact on the national level, it will also hit states and eventually cities. If lawmakers fail to reach a deal before january 1, the cliffs across the board spending cuts and tax increases will impact how much mon...

And economists warn the economic effects will be felt quickly if 600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts begin to take effect next year. At this rate, it looks like lawmakers will celebrate new years eve at work if not resolving the fiscal cliff, at least trying to avoid the blame. Darren gersh, nbr, washington. Susie going over the fiscal cliff will not only have an impact on the national level, it will also hit states and eventually cities. If lawmakers fail to reach a deal before january 1, the cliffs across the board spending cuts and tax increases will impact how much mon...

Captioning sponsored by wpbt this is n. B. R. Susie good evening, everyone. Im susie gharib. Tom will be along a little later in the program. Lastminute christmas sppers filled the stores today, but will it be enough to push retailers into the green this Holiday Season . The clock is ticking to the fiscal cliff deadline, but with those talks on hold, so is the santa claus rally on wall street. And theyre a rare breed in corporate america. We look at why so few c. E. O. s are women. That and more, tonight on nbr. Susie not a very merry day of trading on wall street today. It was a holiday short...

Susie entirely without legal merit, thats what standard and poors is calling a potential lawsuit by the department of justice, for s ps mortgage bond ratings ahead of the financial crisis. These charges come five years after the financial crisis and would be the first alleging illegal behavior by a major Ratings Agency. As darrensh ger reports g, s p is fighting back. Reporter what took so long . Thats the reaction from critics who have long argued standard and poors gave a stamp of approval to flawed Mortgage Securities that helped bring on the financial crisis. It has to do with the unique r...

What s p claimed at the time it stamped securities triple a. The ratings agencies claim that they have unique analytic abilities and very sophisticated models that enable them to determine the credit worthiness of a bond, a derivative, a security. Reporter s p points out Court Rulings have dismissed what it called challenges to a Credit Rating made with 20 20 hindsight. If the Justice Department does sue, standard and poors says it will vigorously defend itself. Darren gersh, n. B. R. , washington. Tom still ahead, tonights word on the street consumers, the street. Coms David Peltier joins us ...