"We have to have a deal by the time Asian stock markets open."
I think we heard that from every Republican on the Sunday Talking Headfest this morning.
The "DEAL" has utterly collapsed because the Republican party is too divided to say 'yes'. But as of 6:00 PM ET Sunday (New York) 3:00 PM Monday (Tokyo), all of the Asian markets are up.
Way up.
Nikkei 225
/quotes/zigman/715506 10,132 +122 +1.22%
Hang Seng
/quotes/zigman/2622475 22,445 +458 +2.08%
Shanghai
/quotes/zigman/1859106 2,902 +5 +0.17%
S&P ASX
/quotes/zigman/1652099 4,674 +48 +1.04%
WHY DOES ANYONE LISTEN TO THESE B_LLSH_TT_RS!
From the USA TODAY:
REPUBLICANS KILLING NEW JOB GROWTH INDUSTRY
Venture deals for companies in solar, biofuels and other fields are either faltering, or failing to attract new investors (making the companies fall back on their existing backers to raise more money) because Silicon Valley is getting worried that Washington may fail to make good on its existing commitments to make loans, give grants or extend loan guarantees to startups that need hundreds of millions of dollars to commercialize new technologies.
VENTURE CAPITALISTS FLEE BECAUSE OF REPUBLICAN VOTES IN CONGRESS
The culprit is said to be House-approved cuts in funding for clean energy loans, grants and loan guarantees that propped up confidence in the sector through the financial crisis, said Stephan Dolezalek, head of the clean tech practice at Vantage Point Capital Partners in San Bruno
Let's call them what they are:
Job-Killing Republican Policies
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