CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s main stock index plunged 6 percent on Sunday in the first trading session since President Mohamed Mursi ignited a political crisis by expanding his powers. Stocks crashed just after the 3.30 a.m. EST opening. The stock exchange suspended trading until 4.01 a.m. EST, the stock exchange said. “We are back to [...]
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John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Christmas Album Plunges Nation Into Double-Dip Recession
NEW YORK—Financial markets were thrown into chaos and consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level in decades Tuesday following the commercial release of This Christmas, a new holiday album by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John that econ… Tweet This Post
Obama plunges into campaign, tears into Romney
Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as eager to “rubber stamp” a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power that big banks and insurers hold over consumers. Tweet This Post
Perry Approval Plunges in Texas
A new Dallas Morning News poll finds Gov. Rick Perry’s dismal showing in the Republican presidential race has plunged his approval among Texans to its lowest level in a decade. Tweet This Post
Support for Gingrich Plunges
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds just 32% of Republican primary voters viewed Newt Gingrich positively as compared to 50% in April. Over the same time period, the share of GOP voters who view him negatively has jumped to 34%, up from just 13% in April. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Economic Confidence Plunges
Gallup: “A sharp deterioration in the jobs outlook and six straight weeks of Wall Street declines sent Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy plunging to an average of -35 during the week ending June 12 — a decline of nine percentage points from two weeks ago, and six points worse than it was in the [...]
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