By Mark Mix
Home day care providers would be forced into unions
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in the United Technologies Building in Hartford, Connecticut. It researches, develops, and manufactures high-technology products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, helicopters, HVAC, fuel cells, elevators and escalators, fire and security, building systems, and industrial products, among others. UTC is also a large military contractor, producing missile systems and military helicopters, most notably the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. In 2005, it received over $5 billion in military contracts. Louis R. Chênevert is the current CEO. - Source: Wikipedia
It sure didn't take long. Just barely into his second term, President Obama is faced yet again with a crucial decision about our nation's energy future: Will he prioritize American jobs and energy security, or will he appease environmental extremists by once again rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline?
Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.
Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.
The House Appropriations Committee's defense spending bill calls for blocking all funds for developing an alternate F-35 jet engine, putting the panel's bill at odds with the Armed Services Committee's legislation permitting continued engine development.
As tends to be the case during corporate earnings season, the stock market was volatile but all three major indexes are on track to finish the shortened trading week higher than it ended last week. While corporate earnings have been as strong as I suspected, I have to acknowledge that I am more than a tad surprised by the market strength given Standard & Poor's revised long-term credit rating outlook for the U.S. from "stable" to "negative."
