What happens to the economy if we go over the cliff?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Five days left: It's looking more and more like Washington may not get a deal done in time to avert the fiscal cliff.

Down to the fiscal cliff wire, with no solution in sight

(CNN) -- Call it a bigger, bolder version of the deadline-driven congressional stalemates over taxes and spending that have come to define Washington dysfunction of the past two years.

Gas prices slide, but the decline won't last, survey says

CNN) -- Gas prices have fallen nearly 12 cents over the last two weeks, continuing a "price crash," the publisher of a new survey said Sunday.

Average gas price $3.14 per gallon in Milwaukee area

MILWAUKEE — Average gas prices in the Milwaukee area have fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.14 per gallon on Sunday, December 23rd.

Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 6.7 percent

MADISON (AP) -- Wisconsin's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.7 percent for November while the state added 10,300 private sector jobs.

Average gas price $3.16 per gallon in Milwaukee area

MILWAUKEE — Average gas prices in the Milwaukee area have fallen 8.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.16 per gallon on Sunday, December 16th.

Boehner offers to include higher tax rates on wealthy to avoid fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner has offered to include higher tax rates on the wealthiest Americans as part of a deficit-reduction deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, a source close to the talks confirmed to CNN on Saturday, December 15th.

Cheaper gas lowers U.S. consumer prices 0.3 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — A steep fall in gas costs pushed down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month, keeping inflation mild.

Weekly U.S. jobless aid applications drop to 343K

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply for a fourth straight week, a sign that the job market may be improving.

Average gas price $3.26 per gallon in Milwaukee area

MILWAUKEE — Average gas prices in the Milwaukee area have fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon on Sunday, December 9th.

U.S. economy adds 146K jobs, rate falls to 7.7 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008.

U.S. unemployment aid applications drop to 370K

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- First-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, after spiking three weeks earlier due to Superstorm Sandy.

Pentagon told to plan for cuts ahead of fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House has ordered the military to start planning for the possibility of cutting $500 billion from its budget over the next 10 years as part of the fiscal cliff, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday, December 5th.

Average gas price $3.34 per gallon in Milwaukee area

MILWAUKEE — Average gas prices in the Milwaukee area have fallen 5.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.34 per gallon on Sunday, December 2nd.

U.S. economy grew at 2.7 percent rate from July-September

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy grew at a 2.7 percent annual rate from July through September, much faster than first thought.

Contact 6: Cleaning up a moving mess

MILWAUKEE -- Moving from Minneapolis to Tampa, Dionne Brulla had no plans of ending up in Wisconsin, but she's now living in the state after her rental truck was hit by a semi on the interstate!