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Comments on presidential candidates, General Electric (GE), and the economic impact of Hurricane Floyd. Speculation about possible reincarnations of candidates for the 2000 United States presidential election; Odds on candidates; GE's stock price and interpretation of 1998 annual report information on the contribution of pension-plan income to total earnings; Disputation of US Bureau of Labor Statistics assessment of the impact of Hurricane Floyd.

Discusses the effects of corporate mergers and acquisitions on stocks of companies in the United States. GE Capital's offer to buy Kemper Corp.; Bids by Martin Marietta and Northrop for Grumman; MFS Communications' offer for Centex Telemanagement; Compuware's merger with Uniface Holding B.V.; California Micro Devices' alliance with Hitachi Metals Ltd.

The article analyzes whether investors in the U.S. should relax, watch data and refrain from taking any long-term stock positions. It suggests the potential of investors to return to the Treasury market due to factors due to economic and political factors. Instances are cited that demonstrated the flow of U.S. Treasury bonds as market anxiety increased. The importance of the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase interest rate considering inflation and wage performance is discussed.

This section offers news briefs related to the stock market in the U.S. as of April 2013. It states that the terrorist attack that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts had an impact on the stock market performance. There was a decline in the price of gold attributed to various factors, including Cyprus selling gold and slower economic growth in China. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The author discusses the economic impact of U.S. immigrants who are well versed in science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM workers. He cites research funded by the Kauffman Foundation on Entrepreneurship which revealed that immigrant-founded technology companies generated 53 billion U.S. dollars in revenue and employed 450,000 workers. He also discusses proposals to increase STEM immigration.

Examines the principles of full-employment economy in the light of economic analyses on the impact of Hurricane Floyd in the United States. Diversion of worker hours towards repairs of damaged property; Assessment of impact of trade deficit on employment status.

Comments on United States President Bill Clinton's call, in his January 1999 State of the Union message, for a bipartisan health-care agreement. Discrepancy between Clinton's call for medical rights and concern about the fiscal health of the Medicare system; Recommendations of the president's Medicare study commission; Advantages of a change to private insurance.