Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said, "For too long, the barricade of special interests in Washington has stopped Congress from acting against carbon pollution.
THE school of Japan-watchers that keeps an eye on the country's economy chiefly out of a morbid interest in terminal decline has stopped dwindling.
If HealthSouth averts bankruptcy, however, it would need $250 million just for annual interest payments, which it has stopped paying for now, Mr. Marsal said.
The European unit of the TXU Corporation has stopped interest payments on $200 million of debt, raising the possibility that the division, which is a large supplier of electricity and natural gas in the region, will file for bankruptcy protection.
They are arguing that Stockton, which has stopped paying interest and principal on its bonds, is not treating its bankruptcy creditors equitably as is required under federal law because it is still funding the pensions of its workers.
But with interest rates higher, most home refinancing has stopped, and as a result, some consumers feel they have less money, Mr. Caruso said.
The European Central Bank has already followed the Federal Reserve's lead in raising interest rates; the Bank of Japan has stopped printing lots of money and will start lifting rates soon.
And on Wednesday, former GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who has expressed interest in the Libertarian ticket but has stopped short of an endorsement, weighed in on Twitter.
It has stopped hinting about the possibility of an interest-rate increase.
Until now, persistently high inflation has stopped the central bank lowering its main interest rate.
