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US markets surge after Congress approves ‘cliff’ deal – Washington Post
Washington Post US markets surge after Congress approves 'cliff' dealWashington PostU.S. markets surged more than 2 percent Wednesday morning, hours after Congress approved a plan to avoid the “fiscal cliff” by raising taxes on American's wealthiest households. The late-night, last-minute … Continue reading
Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets – Reuters
NPR Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt marketsReutersBy Jeff Mason. WASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:04am EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial markets would be affected adversely if U.S. lawmakers fail to agree on a "fiscal cliff" … Continue reading
Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets – Reuters
NPR Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt marketsReutersBy Jeff Mason. WASHINGTON | Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:04am EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial markets would be affected adversely if U.S. lawmakers fail to agree on a "fiscal cliff" … Continue reading
US stock markets fall again as prospect of fiscal cliff deal recedes – The Guardian
The Guardian US stock markets fall again as prospect of fiscal cliff deal recedesThe GuardianUS stock markets slid again on Monday, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill grew increasingly skeptical that a deal can be reached on the fiscal cliff budget … Continue reading
Monti’s Move Upends Italian Markets – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Monti's Move Upends Italian MarketsWall Street JournalInvestors unloaded Italian stocks and bonds Monday following the weekend's news that Prime Minister Mario Monti would resign early, underscoring the challenges that Italy's burlesque politics pose to its financial stability. … Continue reading
Europe hails “great” Monti as Italy crisis hits markets – Reuters
Brisbane Times Europe hails "great" Monti as Italy crisis hits marketsReutersBy James Mackenzie. ROME | Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:12am EST. ROME (Reuters) – European partners heaped praise on outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Monday, and called for … Continue reading
Obamacare countdown: States all over the map on insurance markets – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor Obamacare countdown: States all over the map on insurance marketsChristian Science MonitorSpecifically, they're refusing to cooperate with Washington on setting up new health insurance markets – also called exchanges – where individuals and small businesses can shop … Continue reading
Republican governors decide against setting up ObamaCare insurance markets – Fox News
Reason (blog) Republican governors decide against setting up ObamaCare insurance marketsFox NewsSeveral Republican governors, in what could be their last symbolic stand against ObamaCare, announced Friday that they will not set up a state-based marketplace for selling health insurance. The … Continue reading
Insurance stocks tumble as Sandy weighs on markets – TheDay.com (blog)
Insurance stocks tumble as Sandy weighs on marketsTheDay.com (blog)Waterlogged from Superstorm Sandy and unmoved by a solid October jobs report, U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 139 points as details about the storm's costs began … Continue reading
Markets Go Dark Ahead of Storm – Wall Street Journal
Economic Times Markets Go Dark Ahead of StormWall Street JournalBy MATT JARZEMSKY, ANDREW R. JOHNSON and MATTHIAS RIEKER. U.S. stock and options markets will close Monday due to Hurricane Sandy, exchanges and regulators said, and there was a chance the … Continue reading
