Presidential Debate, Consumer Data Eyed
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The first U.S. presidential debate next week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.
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This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and what they buy. By John Gartner.
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Rasmussen Reports - Rasmussen Reports releases a Daily Presidential Tracking Poll. providing updates on the latest polling data for both the Republican and Democratic Presidential nomination. Weekly commentaries are provided each Monday on this page for the Republican race. Weekly commentaries are also provided on the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination
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WASHINGTON - A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards championed by President Bush were confusing or inadequate.   "We found that these beneficiaries received very little mail from drug card sponsors that would enable them to make an informed choice among cards," the Health and Human Services Department inspector general wrote in the Sept...
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Monday will deliver a milestone in presidential campaign history, as user-generated video drives a debate.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will wade into an emerging debate on the nature of identity crime when it releases its latest ID theft statistics at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The data, set to be released on Wednesday, will be based on information compiled by the FTC's Consumer Sentinel complaint database, said Claudia Bourne Farrell, an FTC spokeswoman. The Consumer Sentinel data is based on "anecdotal ... data that has been self-reported to the FTC by consumers," Farrell said. The FTC is preparing a more comprehensive ID fraud survey, similar to one it published in 2003, which is expected to be released in the coming months. Still, the FTC's Consumer Sentinel report is based on a large amount of data. In 2005, for example, consumers logged more than 650,000 complaints, accounting for about $680 million in losses. The FTC's numbers will come at a time when there is some debate about whether ID theft is actually on the rise. Using a methodology developed for the 2003 FTC survey, Javelin Strategy & Research reported Thursday that this type of fraud actually dropped in 2006. The total cost of identity fraud was down 12 percent last year, totalling $49.3 billion in losses, according to Javelin. Nationwide, there were about 500,000 fewer victims, year-over-year, the research company said. Javelin's results run "contrary to all the trends we are seeing in the market," said Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. "In fact, the U.K. banks just released a study showing their identity theft-related fraud is up nearly 20 percent," she said.
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Consumer confidence is at a standstill one week before the presidential election, unchanged from last week and hovering near its all-time average, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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U.S. stock investors face a  mind-numbing pile of information this week as corporate  earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and  the presidential election heads toward the homestretch.
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We uncover the candidates' views on Internet taxes, privacy, and other tech hot buttons.
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Bloomberg - Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Republican presidential candidates argued over who among them was a genuine conservative and competed to skewer Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, while scratching the surface of how to hold down entitlement spending during a debate last night.
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Voters ask questions via low-quality video A tip for all you Yanks reading El Reg: This summer, during two U.S. presidential debates scheduled to air on CNN, candidates will answer questions submitted via YouTube by web-cam-wielding Net freaks. A Democratic debate is slated for the night of July 23, with a Republican version to follow on September 17.â¦
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Some things to look for in the upcoming presidential debates between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry:
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Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path
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Here&#39;s a primer on which candidate would likely be better for voters concerned about jobs, energy costs, real estate, taxes... Still undecided about who to vote for on Nov. 2? One way to decide is to simply vote your pocketbook.
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From broadband speeds to patent reform, lots of important technology issues face the United States. Here's your guide to how the presidential candidates view the major questions.
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Debate over February 2009 auctions of wireless spectrum has reached the U.S. presidential campaign.
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Last-minute shopping recommendations from consumer finance experts: