Mitt Romney

President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday in convincing fashion, although the margins of victory showed no mandate in the United States of America. The President carried almost every swing state, although the popular election was much closer than in 2008. The only states that President...

President Barack Obama won his re-election bid Tuesday night, topping Republican challenger Mitt Romney in what was a more lopsided affair than many political experts had predicted. Just after 10:30 pm EST, multiple media outlets called the election in favor of Obama, who had a lead of 275-203 in...

Tuesday is Election Day. Political passions and tensions are running high in the U.S. and market participants are still trying to figure out what outcome is best for stocks. Conventional wisdom has been that an upset of President Obama by Republican challenger Mitt Romney coupled with the GOP...

Americans are heading to the polls to determine whether the incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, will be serving another four years in the Oval Office, or if Republican challenger Mitt Romney will take the reins of the country. Investors across the globe will be watching the...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is honoring today's Presidential Election with a new doodle. At first glance, the doodle seems to be nothing more than an amusing visual comprised of red and blue letters. After taking a closer look, however, Google visitors will notice that each letter is comprised of a...

Brent crude oil continued to slip Monday morning, trading at 104.95. The commodity has tumbled in the wake of U.S. super storm Hurricane Sandy. The storm left much of the East Coast heavily damaged and without power. Crude prices plummeted as two thirds of the nation's oil refineries shut down to...

Election Day is five days away. That means the first post-election trading session is just six days away. The list of ETFs that could surge following reelection for President Obama has been unveiled. Predictably, the list included pharmaceuticals and telecommunications funds, among others. Now, it...

Created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Build America Bonds and the corresponding ETFs have arguably been lost in the shuffle of investment ideas that could be potentially impacted by the result of next week's presidential election. That is odd for several reasons. For...

With less than a week to go until the U.S. Presidential election, traders have only a handful of sessions left to align their portfolios. A Barclays survey of investors indicated that the consensus view is for a Romney victory to be positive for stocks, while an Obama victory would support bonds....

Believe it or not, Election Day is just six days away. With the polls showing the chances of nail-biter are growing, markets and investors are apt to remain pensive until at least next Wednesday. Hopefully, there will not be a repeat of 2000 when a clear winner did not immediately emerge after the...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who has held that role since taking over for Allan Greenspan in 2006, looks set to step down in January 2014 at the end of his existing term. Bernanke has indicated to close friends that even if he were nominated, he would turn the job down and return to...

Shares of Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) traded sharply higher on Monday morning, rallying nearly 13 percent following the company's third quarter earnings report. In afternoon trade, the stock has come off of its best levels but remains up around 10 percent to $28.40. Peabody reported EPS of $0.51...