Stocks Set To Rise After Obama Extends Tax Cuts The Associated Press reports: “An extension of tax cuts for all Americans is giving stocks a lift. All three major indexes are set to rise Monday after President Barack Obama signed a $858 billion package Friday renewing tax cuts for another two years and extending expiring unemployment benefits through next year. The package is expected to boost economic growth, although critics say it will unnecessarily increase the federal budget deficit.”
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