President Obama delivers the State of the Union address tonight and the economy, of course, will be the topic du jour. Considering the venue, no one will be surprised to learn that a heavy dose of politics will be part of the mix. Here’s a sampling of the chatter on the intersection of the dismal science and Washington’s favorite sport as it relates to tonight’s show…
Obama State of the Union: spending, but restraint
AP/Jan 25
Eager to show some budget toughness, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for a five-year freeze on all discretionary government spending outside of national security, the White House said Tuesday.
Daily Archives: January 25, 2011
MARKET FOCUS | 1.25.2011 | LARGE CAPS VS. SMALL CAPS
Large-cap stocks will outperform small caps over the medium to long term, BNY Mellon Beta Management predicts. “Looking at the differential between the expected returns of large cap and small cap stocks, it appears that large caps have a good chance of outperforming small stocks over the next decade,” Mark Keleher, CEO at the company, says in a press release today.
RISK ANALYSIS @ WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
The annual World Economic Forum is set to begin, but already there’s a sea of reports and commentary flowing from the confab in Davos. One of the highlights is Global Risks 2011 Sixth Edition. As a preview, here are some excerpts from the report: