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Last week, we had a contest for the best caption of the picture to the left. After a bunch of debating here in the INO offices, we couldn't pick the top three winners.

So we decided that you, our readers, should have the final vote.

And the winner is....

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We'll keep the poll up until tomorrow at 5pm ET to determine the top three quotes.

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The INO.com team

Should Janet Yellen Be The Next Federal Reserve Chief?

The challenges for Janet Yellen if she becomes the next Federal Reserve chair will require both the steely intellect and the personable style that many attribute to her.

Deciding when to slow the Fed's economic stimulus. Forging consensus from a fractious policy committee. Calculating the effects of any economic slowdown from Washington's budget fight. Facing volatile financial markets. Absorbing new members at the Fed.

First, though, Yellen will have to get there: She'll need to overcome Washington's toxic political environment and win confirmation from the Senate.

It's almost enough to make you wonder why she'd want the job, but a better question is....

Should Janet Yellen be the next Federal Reserve chief?

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Yellen is widely seen as a "dove" on Fed policy: She stresses the need to use the Fed's tools to boost growth and reduce unemployment in the sluggish aftermath of the Great Recession, rather than worry about igniting future inflation. Continue reading "Should Janet Yellen Be The Next Federal Reserve Chief?"

Will the U.S. breach the debt ceiling on October 17?

Democrats controlling the Senate are planning to try to pass a stand-alone measure to increase the government's borrowing cap, challenging Republicans to a showdown that could unnerve financial markets as the deadline to a first-ever default on U.S. obligations draws closer.

Will the U.S. breach the debt ceiling on October 17?

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The INO.com team

Twitter, will you buy it?

Twitter unsealed the documents for its planned initial public offering yesterday and says it hopes to raise up to $1 billion in one of the year's most eagerly awaited stock market debuts.

The documents revealed for the first time how much money the social networking company makes, which has been a long running mystery. Founded in 2006, Twitter has never turned a profit and has an uninterrupted history of losses totaling $419 million since its inception. But its revenue is growing and we thought we would ask.....

Will you buy Twitter stock?

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The INO.com team

Who's To Blame?

The first federal shutdown in 17 years has officially begun as Congress failed to reach an agreement in the final hours last night before the deadline. So far there has been a lot of finger pointing and discussions about whose fault it is. Adam's afternoon update generated a great conversation about the shutdown, and I thought we could continue that conversation with a quick poll.

My question is this....

Who's To Blame?

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As always, we would love to hear your thoughts after you vote.

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Jeremy Lutz