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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... fill the seat of late Sen Ted Kennedy could shift power in the Senate if Republican Scott Brown wins. That would give Republicans the 41 votes necessary to filibuster Democratic proposals, including the health care bill. The prospect of a logjam in Washington ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... the economy is put on reversed. We may be seeing 'what happens' happening now. Illegal immigrants in the US and the Republicans are attacking President Obama's proposal to overhaul America's health care system as part of efforts to rein in government ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... are defined as those managers with net positive contributions for federal Democratic candidates and vice versa for Republicans. Managers who have not donated to members of either party are defined as non-donors. The research found that fund managers ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... per cent wanted the government to give more money. This is rapidly becoming a major headache for the President as Republicans are now warning they won't support funding for future stimulus packages if the AIG bonus furore isn't dealt with.

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... before." While US President Barack Obama's words garnered applause and a standing ovation from both Democrats and the Republicans in the US Congress, Wall Street gave a whispered, almost sarcastic 'yey' judging from its overnight performance. There is ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... per cent of Americans approves of the way the Obama is handling the stimulus debate against only 31 per cent for the Republicans. Here, The Australian's Newspoll done after the announcement of the A$42 billion spending plan and the Opposition's opposition ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... analyst at IG Markets said. "People are happy to sit on the sidelines," Mr Potter said. As well, investor worries that Republicans in the US Senate may stymie plans for a bailout of the US auto industry weighed heavily on the local market, along with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... agreement on $15 billion in aid for Detroit's struggling car companies. However, the plan still faces headwinds as Republicans raised concerns about the bailout. The plan negotiated by the White House is being opposed by a group of conservatives led ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... the median change following the election of seven Democrats from Woodrow Wilson to Bill Clinton. Among newly elected Republicans, five -- including Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush -- preceded stock-market declines, with a median retreat ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... the median change following the election of seven Democrats from Woodrow Wilson to Bill Clinton. Among newly elected Republicans, five -- including Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush -- preceded stock-market declines, with a median retreat ...
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