Debate Obama / Romney: "You're the strongest Mitt" / "No it is you Barack!"

Three days of debate, the U.S. presidential candidates are covered with compliments. A change in tone of the campaign strategically and provisional. A three-day debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Republicans are trying as hard as possible to lower expectations about their candidate and increase those of its rival. It goes something like, "You're the best Barack" / "No, you're Mitt" or, as summarized in this...

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The singer of "Groove is in the Heart" (Deee Lite) returns with a pro-Obama clip

Monday is dull, it's gray, it's five days before the long weekend. But do not despair, for the U.S. presidential campaign is here to cheer you up, and colors! If you're not a fan of the 1990s, the name of Deee-Lite tells you maybe nothing. The tube of this group, however, you inevitably heard at a party: Twenty-two years later, the group is (almost) always alive and back with a 40 second clip psychedelic pro-Obama. Dressed like a dancer on acid Lido, singer Lady Kier are launching a "Vote baby vote" and "Are you registered baby" before chanting...

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Why Barack Obama is not yet elected

Winner given by the polls, the outgoing president must face particular concerns about the mobilization of voters in favor of black, Latino or Catholic Strategy "microTargeting" of the Christian right. Lauric Henneton is a lecturer at the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin and recently published by Flammarion one religious history of the United States. Mitt Romney may be the worst candidate of a major party in the long presidency...

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Coventry Health Aetna buys the Wall Street Journal

(Reuters) - The U.S. insurer Aetna has signed an agreement to buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc. for $ 5.7 billion (4.6 billion euros) in shares and cash, according to the Wall Street Journal. Aetna will pay 42.08 dollars per share Coventry, which represents a premium of 20.4% over the closing price on Friday, said the financial daily said, citing sources familiar with the matter. If the transaction is confirmed, it will be the latest example acquisition in the healthcare industry in the United States, a sector undergoing consolidation. Sector...

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The benefit of AIG $ 1.84 billion in Q2

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group (AIG) on Thursday posted a profit for the second quarter, thanks to its stake in Asian insurer AIA which helped offset a decline in the operating profit of the heart of activity. After losing over 6% during a session catastrophic for Wall Street, the title took 3% in after-hours trading before finally changing around the balance. Supported by a bailout of 182 billion dollars (129 billion euros)...

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Morgan Stanley will eliminate 1,600 jobs

(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley announced Thursday the elimination of 1,600 jobs in the first quarter of 2012 to reduce costs in a difficult situation, a move that boosts the capacity to Wall Street. This downsizing will affect all hierarchical levels and all geographic areas, said spokesman Mark Lake. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup have already announced their plans to cut thousands of jobs by the end of the year....

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Wall Street: Caterpillar lowered its earnings estimates for 2015

Challenges decrypts the meeting of the day on Wall Street. Indexes fell Tuesday, dragged down by the construction industry and that of following the announcement of Caterpillar lowering its earnings estimates for 2015. Dow futures were up between 2am and 4am, oriented downward thereafter. After reaching 13,553 points to noon futures began to rebound. Indices, them gained ground in early trading. But after peaking at 13 620 points to 17h, the...

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