For those of you who are superstitious, Friday the 13th is not your lucky day. As for business owners, studies suggest a total loss of $800 million in productivity in the United States on today's date.
A new Gallup poll may spell out trouble for President Obama's chances at reelection, reporting that 58% of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 will "definitely vote" this fall, down 20% from the national average of 78%. This number is also much lower than voting intentions in both 2004 and 2008.
As we approach the November election less than four months away, Mitt Romney is being praised by some (his supporters) and criticized by others (President Obama's supporters ) for his speech to the NAACP.
Texas has once again topped CNBC's list of best states for business, a list the Lone Star state has been topping since the network began ranking the states in 2007. Utah came in second, for most conducive to business.
While Texas is the best state for business, it has other areas to improve as CNBC reports:
Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz is leading the current Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the latest poll conducted by the same pollster who signaled a Dick Lugar loss.
