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Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... 'Obamacare' healthcare law to people whose incomes make them ineligible" (Reuters), Ohio Republican and House Speaker John Boehner conceded that his Grand Ol' Party did: "We've been locked into a fight over here, trying to bring government down to size ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... benign - the S&P 500 index's down a mere 0.1% for all of last week, aided by comments by (Republican) House Speaker John Boehner (Republican) that he would not allow the US to default on its debt on the last day of trading last week. Soothing words especially ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... after markets were closed on Monday for a holiday, but stocks cooled considerably after Republican House Speaker John Boehner at mid-session backed President Barack Obama's call for military action against Syria. LONDON - European stocks fell in choppy ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... compromised on Obama's tax increases during the fiscal cliff negotiations - with the debt ceiling. House Speaker John Boehner (Rep) is talking tough (again) declaring that they "do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... the Nasdaq composite index closed 21.65 points lower, down 0.72 per cent, at 2,992.16. In Washington, House Speaker John Boehner said the White House was so resistant to cutting government spending that it risked pushing the country off the "fiscal cliff." ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... deficit. The Wall Street Journal reported that budget negotiations between the White House and Republican House Speaker John Boehner had "progressed steadily" in recent days. That reinvigorated talks that appeared to have stalled, the paper reported ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Wall Street posted solid gains overnight spurred by encouraging remarks by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on averting looming tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession, the so-called "fiscal cliff". ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... that he was "confident that reasonable people from both parties should be able to reach an agreement." House Speaker John Boehner (Rep) shares his confidence. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Rep) also made known that he was "more optimistic" ...

Deal or no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... call would be "deal!" The New York Times reported last night that US President Obama (Democrat) and House Speaker John Boehner (Republican) were nearing a "major budget deal." Hooray! Until it runs into some opposition and then, it's back to no deal. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... composite rose 15.01 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,796.92. Stocks also took a hit in the afternoon when House Speaker John Boehner called into question whether lawmakers would agree to raise the government's borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline. Failure ...
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