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

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

As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’

As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’

ATLANTA — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th president’s emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal language. “Everyone here is making history,” Jason Carter, the … 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

Traders shy away from Modi-linked stocks in shift to defensives

Traders shy away from Modi-linked stocks in shift to defensives

Investors in India are shunning stocks that were expected to benefit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election, and instead piling into defensive sectors. An index of the so-called Modi stocks, a term coined by CLSA, has climbed only 2% as the prime minister completed his first 100 days in office after winning a third term … Read more

Harris beats Trump is CNBC Fed Survey most likely outcome

Harris beats Trump is CNBC Fed Survey most likely outcome

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, at the White House, Washington, July 22, 2024, and former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. Nathan Howard | Jeenah Moon | Reuters For the first time in the 2024 election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as more likely than former President Donald Trump to … Read more

Trump reverses position, vows to ‘get SALT back’

Trump reverses position, vows to ‘get SALT back’

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he would “get SALT back” if reelected, apparently suggesting that he would eliminate the cap on state … Read more

Trump Media shares sink 6% days before lockup restrictions lift

Trump Media shares sink 6% days before lockup restrictions lift

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media closed down 6.6% on Tuesday, ending the day at $16.14 a share. The dip came just 48 hours before “lockup” restrictions that have so far barred the company’s majority shareholder, Donald Trump, and other insiders from selling their stakes, are set to expire. Until … Read more

Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January

Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January

NEW YORK — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM that’s set to air once a week at least through the inauguration of a new president. She’ll do interviews, take listener calls and talk politics on the show, which will be carried Wednesdays from 8 … Read more