THE FIX | The news that the economy added just 80,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate stayed stuck at 8.2 percent suggests that any hope the president will be able to run for reelection bolstered by an improving financial picture is rapidly disappearing. » Read full article
Second-quarter fundraising reports are due next weekend. With Senate races starting to take shape in several key states, these reports are the most important to date, the second-to-last quarterly reports we'll see before the election. » Read full article
If the U.S. government gives TransCanada the go ahead, the Keystone XL pipeline will give another boost to U.S. trade relations with Canada, the country's largest trading partner. » Read full article