Total Seats: 100, 37 Open | Majority Needed: 51 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Fri Oct 29, 4:17 am ET
Total Seats: 435, 435 Open | Majority Needed: 218 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Fri Oct 29, 4:17 am ET
Total Seats: 50, 37 Open | Majority Needed: 26 Projected seats based on RCP poll data. Last update: Fri Oct 29, 4:17 am ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks stayed close to the breakeven point on Friday as investors awaited the prospect of more monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve and midterm elections that could change the balance of power in Washington. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What will it take for the U.S. housing market to shake off the gloom? Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. corporate leaders are breathing a little easier these days, no longer haunted by the specter of a double-dip recession in the world's largest economy. Full Story »
A DECENT START: Stocks got off to a decent start Thursday after the government reported that fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week than in any week since July. Full Story »
AFP/File WASHINGTON (AFP) - New data showing only modest US economic growth offered scant consolation Friday for President Barack Obama and his Democrats as they brace for a likely thumping in mid-term polls next week. Full Story »
AP TOKYO - Three of the world's biggest names in electronics — Samsung, Sony and Panasonic — are bracing for weaker global demand and a rocky road even as they reported stellar quarterly profits Friday. Full Story »
AFP BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro. Full Story »
I usually wait until late November to roll out this article. This year, different story: I'm on top of my game. I'm warmed up and ready to get ready for the holidays. Like this article, I'm way ahead of schedule, and you can be, too! Full Story »
AFP/File LONDON (AFP) - British Airways and Iberia of Spain posted healthy profits on Friday, mirroring European peers Alitalia and Lufthansa, as the global economic recovery drives growing demand for air travel. Full Story »
AFP/File FRANKFURT (AFP) - German retail sales in September fell 2.3 percent from August in the sharpest monthly drop since March 2008, official data showed on Friday. Full Story »
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government's main anti-foreclosure program isn't winning many friends these days because of its poor track record in getting banks to modify mortgages for cash-strapped borrowers. Full Story »
Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - A New Orleans federal judge overseeing litigation on the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster signed an order to release materials Halliburton Co used in the cementing job on BP Plc's blown-out Macondo well to federal investigators. Full Story »
AFP/Getty Images/File CHICAGO (AFP) - Legalizing marijuana, slashing taxes, shutting down puppy mills, curbing health care reform and blocking California's attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions: US voters have a lot of decisions to make in next week's elections. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Japanese automakers Suzuki and Mitsubishi issued separate recalls on Friday to fix issues with crossover vehicles. Full Story »
North and South Korea exchanged gunfire across their heavily armed land border on Friday, the South's military said, despite an apparent thaw in tensions on the divided peninsula in the past few months. Full Story »
How's this for a Facebook status update: "About to start scaling Mount Everest." Full Story »
A pair of gas leaks has delayed next week's launch of space shuttle Discovery. Full Story »
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