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kpete

(72,024 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 04:33 PM Aug 2012

The Most Important Election News Of The Day

The Most Important Election News Of The Day
Joe Weisenthal | Aug. 16, 2012, 12:38 PM | 5,187 | 15


It's not about Mitt's taxes, Paul Ryan's love for Ayn Rand, or how much each side is going to take out of Medicare.

It's about this. S&P closing in on new multi-year highs.

A quick look at the relationship between the stock market, Obama's poll numbers, and his InTrade odds will confirm that this is true.

The index needs to gain about another 10 points to officially make new highs.




Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sp-closing-in-on-new-highs-2012-8#ixzz23k90o7tn

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The Most Important Election News Of The Day (Original Post) kpete Aug 2012 OP
k&r... spanone Aug 2012 #1
So, is the article saying ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #2
Or is it the converse? MineralMan Aug 2012 #4
Yep, stock market has done very well for us under President Obama cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #3
Yay! 99Forever Aug 2012 #5
And alot of not so rich guys got richer ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #6
 

1StrongBlackMan

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6. And alot of not so rich guys got richer ...
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 05:55 PM
Aug 2012

including those of us with pension plans.

And I can't say I'm mad!

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