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Stocks to Watch as Presidential Race Enters Final Stretch
Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:40:58 EDTFed Seen on Track for Two 0.25% Rate Cuts — Next Week and in December
Federal Reserve policymakers look all but certain to reduce short-term borrowing costs by a modest quarter of a percentage point at their policy meeting next week, their confidence that the labor market is cooling but not crashing likely intact despite new data showing U.S....
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:45:17 EDTJPMorgan CEO: World War III Already Here
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, said in a speech at the Institute of International Finance that the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have started a third World War.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:33:53 EDTTrump PACs Release Closing Ads
Donald Trump's top super PAC released its final campaign ad, saying the former president will "fix" all that has been broken under the Biden-Harris administration.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:08:10 EDTSecret Service Interfered in IG Assassination Probe
Secret Service leadership interfered with an independent government probe into the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:05:07 EDTNKorea Official: US, SKorea Plotting Nuclear Strike
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, in a Moscow meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, accused the United States and South Korea of plotting a nuclear strike against her country.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:21:48 EDTJob Growth Slows Sharply to 12,000 in October
U.S. job growth slowed sharply in October amid disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace factory workers, but the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, offering assurance that the labor market remained on solid footing ahead of Tuesday's election.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:37:21 EDTHistory Gives Biden's 'Garbage' Slur Plenty of Company
Imagine if instead of calling former President Donald Trump's supporters "garbage," President Joe Biden said they were "cut-throats who walk in rags and sleep amid filth and vermin," called them cannibals or, even worse, claimed their mothers are all prostitutes.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:09:16 EDTBoeing Strikers Endorse 38% Wage Hike, Vote Monday
Striking Boeing workers will vote Monday on an improved contract offer that includes a 38% pay rise over four years, a larger signing bonus and carries the endorsement of their union, which told members it had extracted all it could from the planemaker.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:13:42 EDTAP Poll: Many Voters Skeptical of Election Tallies
The nation's deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year's election, as a new poll finds that Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats that ballots will be counted accurately.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:07:24 EDT2 US Pollsters Say Georgia Election Results Suggest Manipulation
Two U.S. pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend's parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest...
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:01:14 EDTHedge Funds Search for Trades in Dead-Heat Election
Hedge funds and other investors are searching for trades that profit from a win by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but also offer limited downside in the event of a victory by Vice President Kamala Harris.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:53:06 EDTTrump: Liz Cheney Might Not Be Such a 'War Hawk' if She Had Guns Pointed at Her
Former President Donald Trump criticized former Rep. Liz Cheney late Thursday, calling the Republican former Wyoming congresswoman a "war hawk" and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her. During an event in Glendale,...
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:48:22 EDTAP Sources: White House Altered Record of Biden's 'Garbage' Remarks
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S. government...
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:31:53 EDT2 Dead, 6 Injured in Halloween Shooting in Downtown Orlando
Two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting during Halloween celebrations in downtown Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of Friday (November 1), Orlando police said. Video posted on social media showed dozens of police cars in downtown Orlando...
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:07:13 EDTHurricanes, Strikes Dent Job Growth Ahead of Election
U.S. job growth likely slowed sharply in October amid disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace factory workers, but a steady unemployment rate should offer assurance that the labor market remained on solid footing ahead of Tuesday's election.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:12:06 EDTRussia Fines Google Astronomical $20 Decillion Over Content Ban
A Russian court imposed a $20 decillion fine on Google on Wednesday, claiming the tech giant blocked Russian state media content.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:28:30 EDTFormer Gov's Group Registers 36K New Voters in Ariz.
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's voter registration group, Citizens for Free Enterprise, has registered roughly 36,000 new voters in the Grand Canyon State, Axios reported on Thursday.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:00:38 EDTOregon Police Seek Help ID'ing Ballot Box Arson Suspect
Police in Portland, Oregon, released details about a suspect connected to ballot box fires in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, and are asking the public for help.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:14:32 EDTJudge Orders Arizona to Release Names of Voters Affected by Glitch
A judge in Arizona ordered its secretary of state to release a list of registered voters who due to a glitch may not have provided proof of citizenship that is required by state law, a court filing showed on Thursday. A conservative organization had sued Arizona Secretary of...
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