Election outcomes could reshape industries across policy lines
A U S presidential win could boost unions and nuclear power while threatening oil companies and big pharma. Obama favors union access and tax increases, while McCain backs more nuclear plants and free market tax cuts. The piece weighs likely shifts for energy, biotech, stem cell research, and generics.
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Buffets and peers hit hard by market plunge
Warren Buffett and other famed investors like Kirk Kerkorian Carl Icahn Sumner Redstone face heavy losses as markets tumble. The S P 500 drops about 36 percent this year wiping out trillions in 401 k and pension portfolios while CEOs see sharp equity declines led by Buffett Ellison Ballmer Bezos Murdoch. Margin calls force sales at Chesapeake and others.
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