Election is basically over according to Intrade
If you haven't heard of Intrade, you probably are outside leading a normal life. For those of you that haven't, it's the popular betting site that concentrates on political events. According to the…
Analysis: Obama presidency great for stocks. Will it help him? - Yahoo! Finance
Reuters - Barack Obama often gets slammed for his stewardship of the U.S. economy, but for stock investors, hes been one of the best presidents since World War Two.At 1,400, the S&P 500 on Friday…
Obama’s evolution: Behind the failed ‘grand bargain’ on the debt - The Washington Post
Obama’s evolution: Behind the failed ‘grand bargain’ on the debt View Photo Gallery — In the summer of 2011, the White House was embroiled in a battle with Republican leaders over legislation to…
Nothing much wants to make this market go down but I guarantee you this one will
Obama nears his nuclear moment By Edward Luce At the start of Barack Obama’s term, few moments better crystallised America’s change of face than his “New Day” video address to the Iranian people.…
FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Plan to Help Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Housing Market | The White House
From: The White House "In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, calling for action to help responsible borrowers and support a housing…
The Roof Has Been Raised: $16.4 Trillion Debt Ceiling
Well, it's looking like the Senate was unable to muster enough votes to reject the newest debt ceiling hike in a 52 to 44 vote. Due to take effect this Friday, we will be looking at a new ceiling…
Dueling versions of the State of the Union -who's got it right CNN or WSJ?
There are major implications for short-term trading here. Natural gas E&P companies were the biggest gainers today while the drillers like BAS were some of the biggest losers on the idea that…
Obama jobs speech venue part of election strategy
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's use of a rare joint session of Congress to deliver a jobs speech on Thursday reflects a political strategy to try to blame Republicans for an economy at risk of…