Stock Market: Obama

Obama: He's getting no significant uptick in approval from gains in housing, jobs and the stock market. Likewise, he has so far seen no downtick from the recent storms over the terror attack in Benghazi, Libya, the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS and a leak investigation that has swept up the phone records of Associated Press journalists, according to CTV. The data suggests the economy could be insulating Obama from the immediate troubles confronting his administration. But it also indicates that while a growing number of those surveyed are more optimistic about the economy, they are evenly split on whether they approve or disapprove of his handling of it and WASHINGTON -- The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way. All in all, recent polls show the president sustaining an overall approval rating around 50 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.