Elmo puppetier Kevin Clash denies alllegations but merchandise sales could suffer.
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The odds of reaching an agreement aren't great, but here's what it might take.
Westgate Resorts' David Siegel strongly advised employees not to vote for President Obama.
For the rest of 2012, big picture problems -- and particularly the fiscal cliff -- will dominate how financial markets behave, trumping company-specific news.
If they don’t compromise, we are sunk.
The FiveThirtyEight blogger's confident and steadfast Obama forecast gets readers curious and critics furious.
MSN Money readers see more gridlock ahead, but an economist says it's no longer an option.
If Nate Silver's prediction of an Obama victory proves to be correct, the media's rule book will need to be rewritten.
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