Posts Tagged ‘elections’

Italy’s indefinite inertia

Italy's stocks climbed on news its 88-year-old president Giorgio Napolitano has been re-elected. This raises hopes that the political deadlock which set in since February's elections will be broken.

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FT Markets: Triple Uncertainty Stalls Metals

Political uncertainty in China over the change in leadership, in the US with November's elections and in the eurozone has led to a cautious week for the annual London Metal Exchange get together.

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Lionel Barber on US Elections

In the first debate of the US presidential election, the republican candidate Mitt Romney was the clear winner over the incumbent Barack Obama. Lionel Barber, FT editor, discusses with economics leader writer Martin Sandbu, what the debate tells us about the likelihood of resolving the US's looming fiscal cliff.

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American Incomes Are Falling And Near-Retirees Are Getting Crushed: Study

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Annual incomes in the United States have dropped sharply in recent years, and near-retirees are getting hit the worst. That's the conclusion of a new study by Sentier Research , which looked at the trend in median U.S. household incomes since 2000

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The White House’s Four-Step Tap Dance Around June’s Disappointing Jobs Report

Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! At a time of slow job growth, it's one of the most thankless jobs in Washington. The first Friday of every month, the Obama administration's economic spokespeople fan out to television studios, dial in to radio shows and hold briefings. This morning, Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, stepped out into the sweltering sun to speak with The Daily Ticker about the jobs numbers.

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Mining central to Mongolian election

http://www.FT.com/ Ahead of the national elections in Mongolia, the FT's Leslie Hook films and reports from the resource-rich country to find out if it can make the most of its mining boom and fight against corruption. For more FT video content, visit the Financial Times video page at: http://www.ft.com/video

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Morsi’s Election To Strengthen Egypt’s Finances

With the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Egypt 's presidential runoff, the world's largest Arab nation appears set not just for a transition to democracy but also for economic growth, Egypt ian officials said Monday.

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Where the Greek crisis goes next

http://www.FT.com/ What happens if Greece exits the euro? As the possibility increases following the country's recent election and a vote against austerity, FT leader writer Peggy Hollinger and capital markets editor Richard Milne discuss the implications with FT analysis editor Frederick Studemann.

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Rick Santorum Sweeps Primaries in Alabama and Mississippi

A recap of the primary and caucus races from Tuesday night and a lookahead to the next set of races.

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THiS Is a CReDiT EVeNT! (Redux)

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