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...Vanishing Voter project has tracked public interest in the campaign with a "voter involvement index," which combines the percentage of respondents who say they are interested in the race and who have talked, thought or read a news story about the campaign in the past week...
Just saying yes has been a smart play. Up an unprecedented 86% last year, the index known for its high-tech and biotech wonders is up an additional 21% this year. It hit a new high Friday as the Dow struggled to stanch a 16% decline. The two market gauges have diverged dramatically all year, going in opposite directions on half of all trading days. Such an extreme divide has occurred only seven previous times in 30 years, according to Bianco Research, and in this case illustrates the extent to which investors are dumping old-economy stalwarts in favor...
...your eyes aren't failing you - there's bad news on Wall Street, and plenty of it. The Dow Jones industrial average took its fourth worst points plunge on Tuesday and dragged the heretofore unflappable NASDAQ index with it. The bad news began in the morning when Dow stalwart Procter and Gamble announced third-quarter earnings that will be 10 to 11 percent below last year's figures. The conglomerate's stock plummeted by nearly a third on the news, and the rest of the Dow quickly followed. "Psychologically, it's bad for the industrial stocks when...
...NASDAQ, which is totally inflated with all those tech stocks," says Kadlec. "But unfortunately, the Dow is really being caught in the crossfire." But not even the NASDAQ went unscathed today. After surpassing 5,000 for the first time ever in Tuesday morning's trading, the tech-heavy index skidded, to finish down...
...Cross has developed a high-tech item to make the job more pleasant. Twist a dial on its Morph pen ($50), and the device changes from its initial cylindrical shape into a flexible triangular prism, giving you a better grip and providing soft, flat surfaces for your thumb, index and middle fingers. The rubbery material has a pleasant, almost sensual feel, and the sleek design--available in eight colors, including copper, gold and green--makes a style statement...