House panel cites Holder for contempt amid privilege clash
The Republican led House committee voted 23 to 17 to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for defying a subpoena on documents about the Arizona gun-running probe. President Obama asserted executive privilege, delaying the release. The full House may vote next week, with partisan clash and strong White House rebuke from Dan Pfeiffer.
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Polls show limited backing for health care overhaul
An Associated Press-GfK poll finds only about one third of Americans favor the Obama health care overhaul as the Supreme Court nears a ruling. Yet most supporters and opponents want Congress and the president to begin work on a new bill if the court strikes it down, with broad support for a continued reform effort.
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Senate preserves sugar program in farm bill push
The Senate voted to keep the sugar program intact as it rushed toward final passage of a $500 billion farm and food programs bill over five years. The program controls supply, sets prices and limits imports, amid criticism it favors agribusiness over consumers. A final Senate vote was expected this morning before sending the measure to the House, where opposition may arise.
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Markets End Mixed as Industrials Fall and Tech Holds
Wednesday trading showed a sharp drop for Industrials by 12.94 points to 12,824.39 while Nasdaq rose 0.69 to 930.45 and the S&P 500 slipped 2.29 to 1,355.69. Treasuries barely budged at 2.72 percent on the 30-year. In commodities, corn rose three cents to 5.67, soybeans gained 11 cents to 13.96, wheat added 16.5 cents to 6.87, oil fell $2.23 to 81.80, gold fell 7.40 to 1615.80, and silver advanced 2.1 cents to 28.39 with platinum down 13.70 to 1466.80.
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Fed extends program to drive rates lower
The Federal Reserve extends Operation Twist through year end to lower long term rates, keeps short term rates at record lows until late 2014, and signals possible further action if the labor market fails to improve. Bernanke cites Europe’s debt crisis and potential tax increases as risks while Wall Street remains unimpressed.
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