Voters tag economy as Issue No. 1, elect Obama (CNNMoney.com) and Voters tag economy as Issue No. 1, elect Obama (CNNMoney.com)

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 11/10/2008 - Banking industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. In the face of what's arguably the darkest economic outlook since the Great Depression, voters say the economy was overwhelmingly the most important issue in this historic election, and was clearly an advantage to projected winner Barack Obama.


About 62% of voters named the economy as the No. 1 issue, according to exit polls.The Iraq war, at 10%, ranked a distant second among top concerns. [Read the full article]

In the face of what's arguably the darkest economic outlook since the Great Depression, voters say the economy was overwhelmingly the most important issue in this historic election, and was clearly an advantage to President-elect Barack Obama.

About 62% of voters named the economy as the No. 1 issue, according to exit polls.The Iraq war, at 10%, ranked a distant second among top concerns. Terrorism and health care rounded out the top four, garnering 9% each.By comparison, in 2006 voters ranked Iraq as their top concern, and in 2004 it was terrorism.The economy played a central role in key battleground states, and helped hand the victory to Obama.In Florida, 62% of voters polled said the economy was the top issue. [Read the full article]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shopping online can be great for bargain hunting, but it's not usually thought of as a feast for the senses. A new Amazon.com Inc. site is trying to change this, though, by showcasing some items in a multimedia setting.
The online retailer quietly rolled out Windowshop.com in mid-September, and is updating the site each Tuesday with new, best-selling and hand-picked products.Visitors are encouraged to use the arrow keys on their keyboards to navigate the site, which features products as vivid rectangles in a checkerboard-like configuration.Right now, Windowshop includes music, books, video games and movies. [Read the full article]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The economic turmoil of late is benefiting at least one group: Identity thieves are tapping into news about bank failures and other mayhem to prey on potential victims.But a new federal regulation that requires a broad array of companies to better protect consumers' data aims to reduce the prevalence of this white-collar crime.

Under the so-called "red flag" rule, the Federal Trade Commission, federal bank regulatory agencies and the National Credit Union Administration require just about any company that extends credit to consumers to have identity theft prevention programs in place.The new rule requires companies enact measures to "identify, detect, and respond" to activities that signal identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. [Read the full article]

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