Super committee

The deadline for the super committee looms. Could the U.S.'s problem be compared to the eurozone's?

A number of outcomes are possible when the super committee hits up against their deadline next week. Many are hoping that they will at least do the bare minimum to avoid another downgrade.

We speak to Jill Schlesinger of CBS/Money watch about what the ratings agencies are expecting from the government's finances in the coming year.

We speak to David Kelly of JP Morgan Funds about what he thinks the possible outcome of the super committee stand-off could be.

There are five days until the super committee's intended deadline to make big budget cuts for the U.S. If they fail, more ratings agencies could downgrade the country's debt.

The super committee in Washington must reach a deal by next week, but that is looking increasingly unlikely.

Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains why the super committee might not reach a deal by its deadline.

With the super committee looking less and less likely to succeed, defense contractors are planning for the worst: automatic cuts.

A little more than a week before the pre-Thanksgiving deadline for the Congressional super committee to come up with a deficit-cutting deal, and there's still no agreement in sight. Can they really deliver? Or is the super committee a wimpy waste of time?

What if the super committee had actual superpowers, like in a comic book?