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The Three Musketeers of Politics

The U.S. government announced its largest ever budget deficit.  The U.S. government ended fiscal 2008 $454 billion in the red.  “Handout” Hank Paulson stated, “This year’s budget results reflect the ongoing housing correction and the manifestation of that in strained…

16Oct2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | Continued

Election 2008: Taking a Financial Flyer on the Race for the U.S. Presidency

A Portuguese online bank, Banco Best, is offering deposits tied to the results of the U.S. presidential election: If U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., wins the White House, Banco Best will pay 8% for the period between the deposit and Nov. 4;…

15Oct2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Election 2008: Who Will Get to Spend the $700 Billion?

By Martin Hutchinson
Money Morning

The market’s verdict on the $700 billion bailout was pretty clear: Stock prices started dropping the moment the bill was passed on Friday afternoon and continued to do so Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down…

8Oct2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Election 2008: A McCain Victory Won’t Mean Same Old Republican Story

One thing is clear about John McCain’s economic policies: They won’t be a mere continuation of George W. Bush’s policies. They can’t afford to be. While Bush’s tax cuts have been highly beneficial both to the stock market and to…

3Sep2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

The intellectually barren offshore drilling debate

At least one of Matt Simmons’s forecasts is not yet bearing fruit — his 2006 prediction that Peak Oil would come to dominate the 2008 campaign. For the debate over offshore drilling that’s erupted this week has shed absolutely no light…

23Jun2008 | Desidooru Saloon | 0 comments | Continued

The Intellectually Barren Offshore Drilling Debate

At least one of Matt Simmons’s forecasts is not yet bearing fruit — his 2006 prediction that Peak Oil would come to dominate the 2008 campaign. For the debate over offshore drilling that’s erupted this week has shed absolutely no…

19Jun2008 | Desidooru Saloon | 0 comments | Continued

A NATIONAL POLITICAL BROWNOUT, PART I

Although I don’t always agree with the views of columnist Thomas Friedman, I couldn’t agree more with his criticism of US energy policies. In a recent article entitled “The energy to be serious”, he takes Hillary Clinton and John McCain to task…

12Jun2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | Continued

Election 2008: Obama or McCain – U.S. May Suffer Either Way

As Barack Obama closes in on the Democratic presidential nomination, investors should focus their minds around one uncomfortable fact: Whether it’s Obama or Republican John McCain who wins the White House, expect some policy changes that won’t sit well with…

6Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued
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