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Barack Obama: What you're now seeing is profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a…

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
What you're now seeing 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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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama encourages Americans to consider investing in the stock market.

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