Stocks slide as impasse over budget deficit looms

By Steve Rothwell, Associated Press

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 | 1:58 p.m.

NEW YORK — Investors drew little hope Wednesday for a quick compromise in U.S. budget talks after President Barack Obama insisted that higher taxes on wealthy Americans would have to be part of any deal. Stocks fell sharply, and even a signal from the Federal Reserve that it could launch a program in December to speed job growth failed to encourage investors. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 185 points. Obama made clear he would seek higher tax revenue from the wealthiest Americans, which faces opposition among some Republicans in Congress. Obama said that a modest increase on the wealthy ...

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By chuck333

Nov. 14, 2012

3 p.m.

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Wonder why the market keeps going down? Like I said, corporations, like them or not, will do whatever it takes to make money. They could care less about the populous. Its the almighty dollar that controls all.