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New York Times
8 hrs ago
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Attacks by President Obama’s campaign against Mitt Romney’s work in private equity have strained the relationship between Democrats and the financial industry.
New York Times
12 hrs ago
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Whoever is elected president, there will be a new Treasury secretary come January, and the handicapping has already begun.
Reuters
May 23
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Another showdown between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama over debt could be in the making, and some investors are already taking steps to prepare for it.
New York Times
May 23
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President Obama, speaking at the Air Force Academy graduation, described keeping the armed forces strong in the wake of tight budgets and the end of two wars.
TheStreet.com
May 23
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Monthly filings by super PACs tell a fairly typical story: Labor unions for Barack Obama and CEOs for Mitt Romney.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC donated $1 million, which made it the largest April...
Wealth Daily
May 23
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Just as we saw in the early days of the U.S. petroleum industry, the real investment potential lies with infrastructure.
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President Obama won the election pledging to spend hundreds of billions of dollars and pledging to enact new laws, while changing or removing old ones. Where that money goes, industries rise. Where budget cuts and unfavorable laws are passed, industries fall.
Companies that could benefit
- Caterpillar (CAT) - With infrastructure spending comes the need for heavy duty construction vehicles. Despite layoffs in early 2009[1] and a 4Q2008 earnings drop of 32% [2], look for Caterpillar (CAT) to benefit from any large infastructure investments in the United States.
- Renewable Energy companies are yearning to get more support from the government, but already Obama has given out billions in the form of tax credits and subsidies to Solar Power and Wind Energy.
Companies that could decline
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