On the recordMarch 2, 2009
what you're now seeing is -- is profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a potentially good deal if you've got a long-term perspective on it.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “what you're now seeing is -- is profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a…”
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President Obama encourages Americans to consider investing in the stock market due to improving profit and earning ratios.
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