Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. The union’s general executive board said in a statement that its member polling showed no majority support … Read more

Trump Media stock slips on eve of merger lockup expiration

Trump Media stock slips on eve of merger lockup expiration

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks down on the day he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Sept. 13, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Shares of Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of … Read more

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024.  Tom Brenner | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have a limited effect on the presidential race … Read more

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own … Read more

Trump plans could be paid for with tax cuts, deregulation

Trump plans could be paid for with tax cuts, deregulation

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign’s economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. “You have to bring about a pro-growth economy, and you do that with a combination of aggressive use of the tax code and … Read more

Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm

Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm

A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut’s southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location.  – | Afp | Getty Images Taiwanese pager manufacturer Gold Apollo rejected reports that it produced the devices at the center of deadly attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 12 people … Read more

Will the U.S. elections impact crypto markets? Insiders weigh in

Will the U.S. elections impact crypto markets? Insiders weigh in

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Cryptocurrency insiders downplayed the potential impact of the U.S. presidential election in November on the market here in the Lion City, even though some also said that … Read more

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson supports keeping parts of IRA

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson supports keeping parts of IRA

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would preserve some of the clean energy tax credits enacted under President Joe … Read more

Ray Dalio names the top five forces shaping the global economy

Ray Dalio names the top five forces shaping the global economy

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, on Wednesday,  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio named the top five forces at the front and center of the world’s economy.  Speaking at the Milken Institute’s … Read more

Black men voting Trump are Harris key target in NABJ speech

Black men voting Trump are Harris key target in NABJ speech

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 17, 2024.  Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday laid out how her economic proposals could specifically help young Black men, a key Democratic voting bloc … Read more