John Fout

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John Fout has worked in both finance and politics in New York City. For the last two years, he covered the presidential election as a correspondent for TheStreet.com. After leaving TheStreet.com, he married in Lebanon during December. He has since returned to trading and now works at Redwood Parnters in New York City. He currently pays close attention to the action in the bond and options markets.
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Message to Obama: I Hope You Can

By John Fout

Our new president assumes incredibly complex challenges created in the past and these are not only his problems, they become our problems.

11:11AM 01/20/09

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Obama Transition Team Sets Strict Rules

By John Fout

Obama's presidential transition team will follow the toughest ever set of ethics regulations. Is change coming to Washington?

04:55PM 11/11/08

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Quiet Tax Change Boosts Bank M&A: Report

By John Fout

The U.S. Treasury discretely changed a tax rule in section 382, providing a boon to bank mergers, according to the Washington Post. But is it even legal?

02:44PM 11/10/08

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Obama Speaks as Market Looks for a Leader

By John Fout

The president-elect reminds America he's not yet president but tries to reassure the nation he will have an impact on Jan. 20.

04:04PM 11/07/08

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Obama to Speak Friday on Transition Plans

By John Fout

President-elect Barack Obama today named his chief of staff and plans to meet with a who's-who list of economic advisors before addressing the media Friday.

05:23PM 11/06/08

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The New Look of the U.S. Congress

By John Fout

Democrats rode on the coattails of president-elect Barack Obama to extend their majorities in the House and Senate but appear unlikely to win 60 seats in the Senate for a super majority.

12:32PM 11/05/08

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Barack Obama Elected 44th U.S. President

By John Fout

The Democratic senator from Illinois easily collected enough electoral votes to defeat Arizona Republican John McCain in the race for the White House.

08:43AM 11/05/08

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Polls: Obama First, McCain Second

By John Fout

The latest polls just a day before the U.S. presidential election predict John McCain will lose his race for the White House to Barack Obama.

05:01PM 11/03/08

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The President-Elect's First 76 Days

By John Fout

Presidential transition teams have to start working on Nov. 5 to ensure a seamless effort to combat global credit crisis and war in Iraq.

03:20PM 10/31/08

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