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Market Enters Fluctuation State

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

After dramatic upheaval and wild extremes last month, the stock market has entered a state of fluctuation that is varying by the day. The upheavals of last month had many concerned that the market was crashing as it did in 2008. While these worries proved to be less dramatic than circumstance would seem, investor confidence [...]

GOP Presses Obama on Spending

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

The GOP began to press President Obama heavily this week over reducing spending in the amounts of trillions of dollars, as well as about his approach to health care and subsidized insurance. The GOP is pressing Obama heavily on spending issues and other problems that need to be addressed. In total, the goal is to cut trillions of dollars from the federal budget in order [...]

Dow Falls 200 Points

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

The Dow Jones index fell by more than 200 points on Wednesday, as weak economic forecasts came in. Consumers and investors are fearing that the possible economic recovery is running out of steam, prompting Wall Street to slash some prospects and forecasts for later in the week. This comes as unwelcome news for everyone, especially given [...]