Articles About Obama
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April 19, 2013What Will Be the Top Stocks in Obama’s Second Term?
Any answer to that question is, of course, purely speculation -- but that has never stopped forward-thinking investors before...
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April 13, 2013Obama’s Got These Fighting Words for Japan
On Friday, the U.S. Treasury warned Japan not to weaken their currency. At the same time, they refrained from calling China currency manipulator.
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April 13, 2013All the Top Market-Moving Stories of the Week You Must Know Now
Your Cheat Sheet to the week in top business news ...
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April 11, 2013Thursday Afternoon Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories That Moved Markets
U.S. equity markets posted modest gains on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 into the fourth day of a rally. Here are three stories that helped make it happen...
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April 11, 2013Would Obama’s Budget Make a Healthcare Workforce Crisis Worse?
America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals see good news and bad news in President Obama’s proposed budget...
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April 11, 2013Will Obama Finally Honor This IMF Agreement?
The United States may finally make good on an agreement it made with the IMF in 2010...
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April 10, 2013Here’s Your Cheat Sheet To Obama’s Fiscal 2014 Budget Proposal
Obama's 2014 budget proposal is taking flak from both sides of the aisle...
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April 10, 2013Apple and Yahoo Get Cozy and Obama Releases a Budget: Market Recap
U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 to a fresh record. Here's your Cheat Sheet to today's top stock stories...
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April 10, 2013Wednesday Afternoon Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories That Moved Markets
Obama releases his fiscal 2014 budget proposal, slowing economic growth could be curbing demand for oil, and the FOMC releases the minutes from its last meeting...
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April 10, 20133 Things The GOP Hates About Obama’s Budget
President Barack Obama released his fiscal 2014 budget proposal on Wednesday, and there's a lot in it the GOP doesn't like...
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April 08, 2013
Obama’s Admission About the Forthcoming Budget
There has already been criticism from both sides about the budget plan that President Obama says is not his "ideal plan," but it is an attempt to offer concessions to both sides. However, it seems to have incited both sides instead of bringing them to a compromise...
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April 07, 2013
Senate Takes a Swipe at Too Big to Fail Banks
U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats are drafting a proposal that is designed to curb the size of some of the largest banks in the United States. This proposal would require some of the banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, to hold more in capital than required by the Basel III standards.
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April 05, 2013
Friday Trading Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories That Moved Markets
March served up another heaping pile of disappointing jobs data, the housing market recovery is examined, and Obama proposes changes to Social Security...
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March 10, 2013What’s On Tap After Market Records and Labor Market Improvement?
Everyone wants to be involved in the record-setting market, but there's a lingering feeling that something must be about to go wrong...
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February 28, 2013Has Obama Flip-Flopped on Sequestration?
Sequestration will slash $85 billion from federal budget in the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year...
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February 17, 2013
Spending Cuts and Politicians: Same Story, Different Chapter
With just over two weeks left before the deadline, a solution to the sequestration seems to have little hope of passing...
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January 13, 2013Obama to Congress: Get This Deal Done Now
Yep, more bickering on Capital Hill...
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January 09, 2013Will This New Treasury Secretary Fill Geithner’s Shoes?
As Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will end his term at the end of the month, the position has been offered to White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew...
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January 04, 2013McConnell Sparks Debt Debate With Yahoo News Op-Ed
The contentious debate over what to do about the fiscal cliff continues, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reveals his opinions in a Yahoo News op-ed.
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December 31, 2012Obama on the Fiscal Cliff: Taxes Are Our Top Priority
The good news is there's a tax deal on the table -- the bad news is disagreement on spending cuts...
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December 28, 2012Is Obama Bringing a Workable Solution to Friday’s Fiscal Cliff Meeting?
Speculation and hope is all that market participants have to go on as President Barack Obama heads to a meeting with congressional leaders...
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November 30, 2012Obama and Boehner Are Hopeful On Fiscal Cliff Resolution
President Obama has his fingers crossed that his Christmas gift will be a solution for the fiscal cliff, and he's not the only one...
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November 07, 2012Here’s How Stocks and Treasuries Are Reacting to Obama Win
News came late Tuesday that President Barack Obama had secured some key battleground States to win re-election. Treasuries, equities, commodities and the dollar are all reacting to the news this morning...
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October 12, 2012Will This Economic Report Help the Obama Campaign?
The Obama campaign is sure to hammer these good economic tidings home in the coming weeks...
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October 12, 2012
Will This Good Labor Market News Help Obama?
Obama has not seen new claims numbers so low since he has been in office...
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February 03, 2012Obama Administration to Shut Down Fannie and Freddie
The Obama administration is working to attract more private funding for mortgage markets while winding down government-backed housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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February 01, 2012
Bank Employees Not Loving Obama as Much This Time…
Only one bank is in Obama's top ten contributors, and they're not spreading the wealth...
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January 24, 2012Jamie Dimon: America is Undergoing a Mild Recovery
Here's your Cheat Sheet to the interview ...
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January 05, 2012
Obama Outlines New Defense Strategy Amid Pentagon Spending Cuts
President Obama unveiled a new defense strategy on Thursday as the result of a strategic review he initiated last summer after asking the Pentagon to begin planning for major cuts to defense spending after a decade of growth...
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December 29, 2011Payroll Tax Cut Diverts Funds from Fannie and Freddie
The federal government has directed Fannie and Freddie to increase fees on new mortgages, with the additional revenue earmarked for the U.S. Treasury Department...
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