Washington DC
featured
Republicans target Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit group, called Enroll America, from two private entities.
» Read More
More
-
CNBC's Robert Frank reports that more than a dozen wealthy candidates funded their own campaigns in this election, and all but a few of them lost yesterday; and John Tillman, Illinois Policy Institute CEO and Rich Benjamin, Demos senior fellow, answer the question of whether Americans just hate rich people.
-
Michael Ryan, UBS, weighs in on today's sell-off and what it means for investors.
-
NEW YORK, Nov 6- Traders and investors were in agreement on one thing as voters cast their ballots in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election: The markets want a clear winner by Wednesday morning.
-
NEW YORK, Nov 6- World stock markets rose on Tuesday as American voters went to the polls, with the U.S. presidential election keeping trade subdued while the euro held steady despite uncertainty over Greece's next financial aid payment.
-
NEW YORK, Nov 6- World stock markets rose on Tuesday as American voters went to the polls, with the U.S. presidential election keeping trade subdued while the euro held steady despite uncertainty over Greece's next financial aid payment.
-
WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled down to the wire on Tuesday, mounting a last-minute Election Day drive to get their supporters to the polls in a handful of states that will decide the winner in a neck-and-neck race for the White House.
-
NEW YORK, Nov 6- World stock markets rose on Tuesday as American voters went to the polls, with the tightly fought U.S. presidential election keeping trade subdued, while the euro held steady despite uncertainty over Greece's next financial aid payment.
-
Investors will also closely watch races in the Senate and House of Representatives that could affect the ``fiscal cliff,'' or $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases that are set to be automatically triggered at the end of the year.
-
*Euro steady after hitting two-month low before Greece votes. NEW YORK, Nov 6- World stock markets inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited the results of a close U.S. presidential election, while the euro held steady despite uncertainty over Greece's next financial aid payment.
-
NEW YORK, Nov 6- U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for a second straight advance as Americans went to the polls to elect the country's president.
-
At the beginning of next year, $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts- known as the fiscal cliff- will automatically become law unless Congress acts. However, there is a sense that neither the financiers and investors in New York nor the lawmakers in Congress are taking each other seriously enough.
-
*Romney has said will declare China currency manipulator on ``day one''. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney would lack the legal power to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office should he win Tuesday's election, offering him a way out of what experts say is the weakest claim on the issue for years.
-
MEXICO CITY, Nov 5- The world's leading economies gave themselves a bit more wiggle room on Monday to meet targets for cutting budget deficits rather than risk worsening a slowdown in many countries, chief among them the United States. It now looks out of reach for some economies, including the United States, as growth has slowed.
-
MEXICO CITY, Nov 5- The world's leading economies gave themselves a bit more wiggle room on Monday to meet targets for cutting budget deficits rather than risk worsening a slowdown in many countries, chief among them the United States.
-
Can anyone rely on the polls? Ari Melber, The Nation Magazine Correspondent, says Romney is currently behind, and will have to win more than 51 percent tomorrow; while Jedediah Bila, author of "Outnumbered," says independent voters are flocking to Romney because they want something new. CNBC's Larry Kudlow also shares his own take on the elections ahead of tomorrow.
-
When the weather is bad, it generally favors Republicans, and we are forecasting rain in Northern Florida tomorrow, reports Paul Walsh, The Weather Channel; and there's a chance a winning candidate will not be announced tomorrow, with Keith McCullough, Hedgeye Risk Management founder & CEO.
-
Conservative columnist and author Ann Coulter weighs in on the New Jersey governor's hurricane appearances and on Mitt Romney's chance for victory.
-
With Wisconsin's own Paul Ryan as Romney's running mate, can the U.S. expect 10 electoral votes to end up in Romney's column? Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), provides perspective.
-
Peter Costa, National Review, thinks Romney will win if he stays competitive in moderate suburbs; and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), discusses what the voting turnout is like in his state.
