Austan Goolsbee

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  Jack Welch Slams Critics, Defends Twitter Comments About Jobs Numbers

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  The management guru and former General Electric CEO responded Wednesday to the firestorm of criticism created by his tweet in response to employment figures.

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  NAPFA Goes to Chicago for Biggest-Ever Annual Conference

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2012

  NAPFA's biggest-ever national conference, from May 8 to 11 in Chicago, will tackle topics such as practice management, alternative investing strategies, tax planning and more.

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  The Stimulus Three Years On: Did It Help the Economy?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Three years after President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill, a jury of eminent economists is retrospectively voting its approval of the controversial stimulus measure. Still, a minority of the surveyed economists remain unimpressed with the spending bill.

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  Goolsbee: ‘Groundhog Day’ Over Payroll Tax Cut Will Continue

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2012

  Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, appeared on Bloomberg T.V. with Margaret Brennan Tuesday to discuss the Republican field of candidates, the payroll tax cut fight and the overall state of the economy.

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  Jobless Rate Hits 9.1%; Private Sector Payrolls Increase

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2011

  The unemployment rate reached 9.1% in May, while 54,000 non-farm jobs were added during the month.

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  Obama Administration Lobbied S&P to Prevent Outlook Downgrade

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 21, 2011

  Statements by senior administration officials belie eleventh hour maneuvering.

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  White House, Treasury Criticize S&P's Negative Outlook

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2011

  White House economic advisor Austan Goolsbee calls S&P's move a ‘political judgment that doesn’t deserve much weight.’

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  GOP Push Cuts, No Raising of Debt Ceiling; Goolsbee Warns of Default

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 2, 2011

  As Republicans on the Sunday talk shows talked of repeal of the health care law and drastic spending cuts, Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, warned against a failure to raise the country’s debt ceiling.

• Obama Appoints Goolsbee as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2010

  The White House announced Friday, September 10, that President Obama has appointed Austan Goolsbee to replace Christina Romer as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).