Peering into a Fiscal Cliff Crystal Ball: Stocks Could Dive 15% by February

With the clock ticking on the fiscal-cliff negotiations, investors are increasingly dreading what their portfolios will look like if Washington fails to reach a deal before this $600 billion batch of spending cuts and tax increases wreaks havoc on the markets.

Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31.

Republicans, Barack Obama far apart on 'fiscal cliff'

WASHINGTON: Both President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress now have laid out some specifics of their vision for stepping back from the " fiscal cliff" budget crisis, but the plans are vastly different and leave politicians far from agreement with a deadline less than a month away.

Warren Buffett: Fiscal cliff talks could miss deadline

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes the US fiscal cliff may be solved by January rather than December. Congress has until 31 December to cut a deal to stop existing economic stimulus measures terminating and huge automatic spending cuts coming into effect.