Mitt Romney

At a gathering for conservatives to plot their future, there was a stark reminder of the past on Friday as failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney made his first public speech since election night.

In speech, Obama pushes activist govt & takes on far right

Republican President Ronald Reagan declared in 1981 that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." Fifteen years later, Democratic President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over."

11 things that would have been better unsaid

Kathakali Chanda of Forbes India gets you a list of 11 things that would have been better unsaid.

US first black president criticized for white male cabinet

The first black US president is coming under fire from some of his own Democratic Party for naming a stream of white men to key cabinet and leadership posts in his second administration.

What the world expects from Obama's second term

As Barack Obama gears up for his second term at the White House, the world has already drawn up a wishlist for the US President.

Buffett expects 'fiscal cliff' fix, but not by Dec 31

Warren Buffett expects Washington lawmakers will come up with a compromise on the "fiscal cliff," but he's not sure that will happen by the end of the year.

Slow EU growth, fiscal cliff make EMs attractive: JP Morgan

Geoff Lewis of JP Morgan AMC believes the equity market would have benefitted if Republican candidate Mitt Romney had won. In that case, the key issue of the US fiscal cliff could have been solved more effectively, feels Lewis. According to him, US markets could see a correction going into the year end.

Indian IT cos cheer Obama's victory, but visa still a worry

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, S Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and executive co-chairman of Infosys and N Chandrasekaran, chief executive officer of TCS speack about what Obama's resounding victory means for the US economy, India and the IT sector.

Get ready for cheap money 'run amok': Rogers

Investors should prepare for rising prices and more expansionary monetary policy now that President Barack Obama has won re-election, investor Jim Rogers told CNBC on Tuesday.

Obama win has US investors staring at fiscal cliff

US investors hit trading floors Wednesday morning with the same president and the same problems in gridlocked Washington and expected the same solution as always to a looming budget crisis that threatens the economy: punt and deal with it later.

Obama has little time to savour election triumph

Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama returns from the campaign trail on Wednesday with little time to savour victory, facing urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.

No fiscal honeymoon for President Obama: Fitch

President Barack Obama will need to quickly secure agreement on avoiding the "fiscal cliff" and raising the debt ceiling following Tuesday's elections, Fitch Ratings said.

Best is yet to come: Obama

After months of no holds barred campaigning against Mitt Romney, US President Barack Obama today promised to work with his Republican rival to take the debt-ridden nation forward, saying that "the best is yet to come".

Indo-US ties to be stronger with Obama re-election: FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expressed the hope that economic ties with the United States would improve with the re-election of Barack Obama as the US President.

With the help of women, Obama wins a second term

In the final week of the US presidential campaign, one advertisement was on heavy rotation in the swing state of Wisconsin.

In victory speech, Obama returns to the theme of hope

The crowd was smaller than it was four years ago, and the venue was indoors, but President Barack Obama's victory party early on Wednesday shared a theme with his 2008 election night: hope.

India Inc cheers Obama's re-election as US President

India Inc cheers Obama's win and believes the decision will be beneficial for India as matters related to outsourcing and job creation will get a boost.

Wall Street left to rebuild Obama ties after backing Romney

Wall Street firms gambled on Mitt Romney and lost. Now, faced with the prospect of even tougher regulations in President Barack Obama's second term, they have to build better ties with the new financial regulators he will appoint.

Markets would have preferred Romney victory: Julius Baer

President Barack Obama won re-election to a second term in the White House, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

'Obama re-election not best news for IT outsourcing space'

The re-election of US President Barack Obama is not the best news for IT outsourcing industry, according to CEO of iGATE, Phaneesh Murthy.

Obama surges ahead of Romney; set for another term

Barack Obama was on Wednesday inching towards clinching another four-year term at the White House as he surged ahead of his Republican challenger Mitt Romney in one of the fiercely fought US Presidential polls in history.

Romney's Mexican cousins root for him in US Prez polls

In a lush desert oasis in northern Mexico that Republican challenger Mitt Romney has never visited, his Mormon cousins are praying he will win the keys to the White House - and once in the door, rethink his immigration policies.

Citi Private Bank says market has priced-in Obama victory

John Woods, managing director and chief investment strategist, Citi Private Bank says the market has priced in an Obama victory at the moment.

Obama, Romney locked in tight race for White House

Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney were locked in a fierce neck and neck battle for the White House on Wednesday as counting of votes in one of the costliest elections the United States has ever seen, got underway.

Wall Street overwhelmingly backs Romney: Survey

US President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney may be in a dead heat in the race for the White House, but the former Massachusetts governor has emerged as an overwhelming favourite of Wall Street in a new survey.