Mitt Romney

The Bloomberg radio and TV host reflects on his career, transitioning from radio to TV, his views on politics, and more. “I'm the luckiest guy on Wall Street to have the ability to work at Bloomberg each and every day,” Tom Keene told Benzinga during a recent interview. His love of Bloomberg isn't...

Recently there has been a lot of talk about China being potentially labeled a currency manipulator. The claims are that China has artificially suppressed its currency over the years, making its goods cheaper, adding to millions of jobs in the country, while taking jobs away from America. The...

Governor Rick Perry has been very vocal on his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, even calling his actions "treasonous." This morning, Governor Perry again went on the attack on Bernanke, this time, speaking to the group who tends to side with him most: Wall Street. Appearing on...

There was an exclusive report in the New York Post this morning that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had changed his mind about running for President of the United States. Despite the Republicans best efforts, it does not seem like Christie is going to run in 2012. According to a "source"...

There was a report in the N.Y. Post this morning that J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon was seen meeting with Mitt Romney. If this is true, Dimon could be to President Obama what Benedict Arnold was to George Washington: a turncoat. Obama has long considered Dimon his top ally on Wall...

140 characters may just decide the next four years of this country. There is a report on Politico this morning that Twitter will start to sell political advertisements this week, as it sees an opportunity to grow revenues at a key time in the company's history. As Twitter continues to find new...

There were reports over the weekend that New Jersey Chris Christie was "'thinking about running now, very carefully.'" Christie has come out and adamantly denied a run for President in 2012 as recently as last month, when a Bloomberg columnist tweeted that the New Jersey governor was considering...

This is not the first time we've heard this either. At the CNBC Delivering Alpha conference the other day, hedge fund managers were there to give their best ideas, have some good food, network with other hedge-funders and talk about a variety of issues pertaining to the world economy. Many of...

Texas governor and Presidential candidate Rick Perry is either an extremely smart and charismatic politician who knows his constituents and hires good people, or he's incredibly lucky. Of course, the truth is somewhere in the middle according to First Post writer Alexander Cockburn. He's certainly...

Republican Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has a new ad out which bashes the Washington Establishment and his "smooth talking" GOP competitors. The video can be viewed here. In the ad, Dr. Paul compares the other GOP candidates to President Obama - who made a lot of promises, but delivered on next to...

The verdict is in - Ron Paul won last night's GOP Presidential debate in Ames, Iowa. Much to the chagrin of the neo-cons at Fox News, the polls, and applause, overwhelmingly showed that the people thought Ron Paul won the debate. Fox News was even forced to take down its own poll from its website...

Political pundits seem to pull their analysis out of thin air, filtering the candidate's performances through their own filters and expectations. The result seems to be support for bland candidates whose ideas most closely match the reporters involved. This is how we end up with nominees like old...

When he takes the stage tonight in the GOP presidential debate (8 p.m. EST on CNN), Congressman Ron Paul will do so with a chance to make history. Unlike his previous runs for President (1988 as a Libertarian candidate and 2008, where he was beaten by Senator John McCain), Paul enters this race as...

The B-List Republican 2012 nomination circus continues tonight, as the Presidential contenders gather to debate on CNN at 8 p.m. EST. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former...

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will run for President of the United States. Romney's announcement is being broadcast live