COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Led by President Barack Obama, Democrats claimed on Monday that Republican challenger Mitt Romney privately backs controversial plans to overhaul Medicare and cut trillions from social programs that his new vice presidential...

It can’t be reiterated enough that U.S. stocks and the U.S. economy don’t tell the same story. David Bianco, Deutsche Bank’s Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, often points to these differences when he frames calls on the stock...