Why Lok Sabha election is a non-event for stock market investors

Why Lok Sabha election is a non-event for stock market investors

As the electorate prepares to vote in the upcoming general election to determine India’s leadership for the next five years, market watchers often look for cues on how the results might sway sentiments. History shows us that election outcomes can significantly influence market movements. For instance, in 2004, the market dipped when the BJP lost … Read more

Putin wins Russian election with 88 per cent: exit poll

Putin wins Russian election with 88 per cent: exit poll

President Vladimir Putin has won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power although thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations and the United States said the vote was neither free nor fair. For Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who first rose to power in 1999, the … Read more

Trudeau says he thinks about quitting ‘crazy, super tough’ job daily, but is determined to continue

Trudeau says he thinks about quitting ‘crazy, super tough’ job daily, but is determined to continue

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 16, 2024 4:10 pm Updated March 16, 2024 4:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to continue on as head of government in an interview with Radio-Canada on Friday despite what he described as the personal challenges … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead: Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street

Wall St Week Ahead: Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street

Investors fixated on earnings and monetary policy are starting to factor in another variable that could sway markets this year: the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden proposed raising corporate taxes, whereas his opponent, Republican candidate Donald Trump, signed a 2017 law that slashed … Read more

Trump wins South Carolina, beating Haley in home state

Trump wins South Carolina, beating Haley in home state

Donald Trump has easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina’s Republican contest extending his winning streak as he marches toward a third consecutive presidential nomination and a rematch with Democratic US President Joe Biden. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, with wins already in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the … Read more

Can Trump run for presidency? U.S. Supreme Court to rule in biggest involvement since Bush v. Gore – National

Can Trump run for presidency? U.S. Supreme Court to rule in biggest involvement since Bush v. Gore – National

A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump’s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign. In arguments Thursday, the justices will, for the first time, wrestle with a constitutional provision that was adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from reclaiming power. … Read more

Congress announces 43 more candidates for Rajasthan polls

Congress announces 43 more candidates for Rajasthan polls

The Congress on Sunday released its second list of 43 candidates for the November 25 Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding former chief secretary Niranjan Arya from the Sojat (SC) seat. State ministers Govind Ram Meghwal and B D Kalla have been fielded from Khajuwala (Scheduled Caste) and Bikaner West, respectively. Minister of State for Higher Education … Read more