Red’s Bull Trade Alert: Luxottica Group S.p.A., (NYSE:LUX) Early Call 2 December 2011 Profile: Luxottica Group S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides luxury and sport/performance eyewear worldwide. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution, and Retail Distribution. The Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution segment engages in the design, manufacture, wholesale distribution, and marketing of [...]

On Wednesday, President Obama and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined business and labor leaders to call on Congress to pass a clean extension of key transportation programs to protect critical jobs and bolster our roads, bridges, runways and railways. State and local leaders around the country are echoing the President’s call and urging Congress to quickly [...]

Earlier this week, President Obama spoke with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and a small bi-partisan group of mayors on the progress towards finding a solution that both lets our nation keep its obligations and finds a balanced approach to deficit reduction.  The President explained why getting our nation’s fiscal house [...]

Last week at their annual meeting, the United States Conference of Mayors passed a resolution among their members calling for comprehensive immigration reform. The sponsors of that resolution, Los Angeles, California Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President Antonio Villaraigosa and Laredo, Texas Mayor Raul Salinas explain why immigration reform cannot wait. Los Angeles, California Mayor [...]

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsyvlania Avenue. This week, President Obama focused on securing our nation's clean energy future, making stops at facilities in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He also met with Congressional leadership, hoping to avoid a government shutdown in the face of budget disagreements. The [...]