From CQ Weekly: Corporate PACs Still Tilt Right
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Casual observers might expect corporate political donors to be giving Democratic candidates a significantly bigger slice of the pie this fall Ã¢ÂÂ to reflect the distinct possibility that Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress five weeks from now.
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Investor's Business Daily - Within the health sector, big drug makers and managed care providers got the best post-election bounce last week. But now those segments are on their own again. They must win or lose investors by improving fundamentals, say several mutual fund managers.
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The 108th Congress has been tough on the entertainment industry. Its broad legislative agenda aimed at protecting copyrights has so far failed to win approval, and its newly enacted tax loophole benefiting some of the studios has left some executives questioning the industry's leadership choices.
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This retailer's still trying to loosen up.
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One Fool thinks Hot Topic's still got some questionable strategies.
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The company will likely come out on top regardless of the outcome of the latest controversies.
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It goes without saying that the presidential election is fought and won in the media, primarily in its visual vanguard. So far nobody has claimed that the result of Bush-Kerry depends on how they fare in some newspaper interview.
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HP was blasted by legislators this week, but corporate customers say the boardroom leak scandal is a minor distraction, and they still back CEO Mark Hurd.
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It might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but the company hasn't forgotten that its biggest customers still pay the bills.
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so goes an old musical number -- the major political parties haven&#39;t changed their positions: The Democrats here are soaring, while the Republicans are dwindling.
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Tycho:  It's been a couple weeks discussing reviews and reviewers around here, but somewhere along the way I neglected to mention that their job is essentially impossible.  The 7-9 scale they toil under is largely the result of an uneasy peace between the business and editorial wings of the venue.  No matter what score they give it, high or low, they're reviled equally by the online chorus.  Apparently, even when they do it right they're doing it wrong.
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The ouster of the president of California&#39;s public pension fund has raised questions about whether pension funds, endowments and other big activist investors will be able to keep wielding influence in corporate governance campaigns.
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In a changed but still heated partisan climate, political books are expected to remain a boon to publishers.
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The removal of the president of California&#39;s largest public pension fund has raised questions about whether pension funds, endowments and other big activist investors can keep wielding clout in corporate governance campaigns.
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To casual consumers of campaign news - and that would be most voters - the past week may have been particularly perplexing.
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The company's stock has had a rough few months, but the business still looks strong.
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Investors are fretting over the Democrats' victory, but there are still ways to make money in health care.