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Why Are Obama's Poll Numbers So Low? It's The Economy, Stupid
President Obama's poll numbers have plummeted since the early days of his administration. Now, only 44% of Americans approve of the job he is doing,
Face It, Nobody Is Bullish Anymore
Provided by the Business Insider, August 31, 2010: A Thomson Reuters analysis of the 30 largest fundamental hedge funds has found that these major players slashed ...
Hedge Fund Manager Dan Loeb: "The Whole System Is Rigged"
Provided by the Business Insider, August 31, 2010:Apparently everyone's forwarding around the powerful message in hedge fund manager Dan Loeb's most recent letter to investors.The ...
Krugman is Wrong! Stimulus Spending Is "Hurting the Economy," Says Brian Wesbury
Germany and Britain have taken great measures over the last months to shore up spending and devise plans to actively decrease future deficits. ... ...
Scary September May Have Come a Month Early This Year
August proved to be a cruel month on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.3% in the month, and the S&P 500 was ...
"Gridlock" In Congress Will Be A Disaster For The Stock Market, Says Vinny Catalano
As the November mid-term elections come ever closer, more pundits are predicting that the Democrats will get clobbered. The consensus is that they'll lose control ...
More Than 50% Chance Of New Recession, Says ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan
In the past few months, traders have been scrutinizing an index of leading economic indicators published by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) for signs ...
Stock Market Could Rally "Quickly If There Is a Soft Landing," Says ECRI's Achuthan
Investors felt better about the economy on Wednesday after the August ISM manufacturing index improved compared with July. Forecasters were looking for a decline, and ...
House Prices Are Still 10% Too High, Says Barry Ritholtz
Money-manager Barry Ritholtz has a message for the National Association of Realtors, the trade group that always puts a sunny spin on the outlook for ...
Bear Days of August Might be Over, Says Barry Ritholtz
Markets took off yesterday shortly after the morning bell, as positive manufacturing reports for the U.S. and China bolstered investor confidence. The ISM Index found ...
U.S. delays Web traffic rules by seeking more comment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to ...
AOL renews Google search agreement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL ...
Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way ...
Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market
BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations ...
Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to ...
Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the ...
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would ...
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed ...
Verizon unveils prepaid option for smartphones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term ...
Apple TV could help Netflix growth
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would ...
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