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‎2012 Presidential Election Electoral College Map Projection for January 1st, 2012.

Posted on January 2, 2012 12:55 am by William Stickevers Leave a comment

Here my first electoral map projection of the 2012 Presidental Election, based on mundane political contest horary: “Obama vs. GOP Nominee: Who will win X – battleground state?” With 270 electoral votes needed to win, the campaign will be fought in the battleground states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin — a total

‎2012 Prediction: The Empire Strikes Back!

Posted on December 30, 2011 8:50 pm by William Stickevers Leave a comment

2011 was the Year of the Protester, according to Time Magazine. The insurgency targeting the ruling political elites in Tunisia, and then in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, has not been confined to the Middle East. Protests have taken place in Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Britain and Israel. And most importantly the United States with the Occupy Wall Street

2012 Prediction: Sears Will Be Forced to File for bankruptcy.

Posted on December 30, 2011 7:12 am by William Stickevers Leave a comment

Sears waited until after Christmas to announce the close as many as 120 stores. CBS News reported yesterday, “Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter says the softer-than-expected holiday sales performance point to “deepening problems at this struggling chain and renewed worries about Sears survivability.” Balter added that Sears’ weakening performance may lead its vendors to start to worry about their exposure.

2012 Euro Forecast

Posted on December 30, 2011 6:21 am by William Stickevers Leave a comment

The euro sank to a 15-month low against the dollar on Thursday as the European Central Bank (ECB) reportedly stepped in to prop up Italian bonds following an auction that revived fears Italy may be unable to refinance its huge €1.9 trillion borrowings. For the first time since early May 2010 markets seem to see an existential threat to the

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