With the economic recovery gaining steam, President Obama’s State of the Union address — and the GOP response — should be seen as a shift to a less activist approach. Feel-good rhetoric may be wiser than heavy-handed policies…
In his State of the Union address, President Obama didn’t shy away from tackling the ongoing questions about the health care reform law head on. And though he opened with a joke, he made it clear that while he’s serious about r…
As much as the market and Corporate America may like what they heard in the president’s speech Tuesday night, history shows Obama’s reelection in 2012 remains pinned to boosting Americans’ income growth to at least 3%. Problem …
The economy and job creation will be the focus of Obama’s speech — as they should be. But behind the pessimistic hand-wringing and political posturing is a surprising rebound, and jobs are steadily being added.
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Traders will be reading between the State of the Union’s lines to see what Obama’s new approach means for business and the market. And given stocks’ steady rise for the past eight weeks, profit-taking and choppy action should b…