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14 Oct

Presidential Approval and Gasoline Prices

by Barry Ritholtz
We have previously dismissed suggestions that market performance rises and falls in response to either candidates polling numbers. My...

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13 Oct

What the Election Means for Investors

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s a fascinating compare and contrast analysis, sector by sector, of the impact of each candidate in the election from last...

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12 Oct

Presidential futures as a lagging indicator

by Barry Ritholtz
Yet another flaw of these futures markets: In addition to the basic premise being faulty (that Markets predict the future), and the...

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7 Oct

Projected Electoral College Vote: Swing States, 10/06/04

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s a surprise: The WSJ/Zogby Swing State Polls has Kerry significantly ahead in electoral votes. A new WSJ.com projection of...

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5 Oct

Political Debate Over Jobs Intensifies

by Barry Ritholtz
We’ve shown this chart (and variations) too many times to count. It was a pleasant surprise to see that the WSJ has discovered it....

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1 Oct

Political Futures Markets? Bah, humbug

by Barry Ritholtz
I keep hearing a lot of jabber about the Politcal Futures markets like Intrade.com and Iowa Political Futures, and how significant the...

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30 Sep

Confessions of Repentant Hawk

by Barry Ritholtz
One hardly hears much about Iraq’s impact on the US Economy and Equity markets. Since tonight’s Presidential debate will focus on...

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30 Sep

The Bush vs. Kerry Ratio

by Barry Ritholtz
Martin Pring is a reknowned market technician. His site includes an interesting chart, derived from data via Rasmussen, a reliable...

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23 Sep

Fight for Senate Has Tightened

by Barry Ritholtz
While we have been discussing how tight the Presidential race is — along with some of the deficiencies of the polling agencies...

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22 Sep

Where are all the Political Cheerleaders today?

by Barry Ritholtz
The market got creamed today. Dow off triple digits, Nasdaq down almost 2%, S&P500 rocked. So where are all the Political...

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