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Nouriel Roubini | Dr Doom | depression | Trump: Nouriel Roubini is less worried about economy & market than before but says a Trump win could change all that

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Nouriel Roubini | Dr Doom | depression | Trump: Nouriel Roubini is less worried about economy & market than before but says a Trump win could change all that

Nouriel Roubini, Professor Emeritus of Economics and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University, says there is an element of frothiness in US stock markets. Part of it is driven by the optimism about artificial intelligence (AI) radically changing industry, economies, and the world. Some correction might occur, but it is unlikely to … Read more

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz unhurt as cars in motorcade involved in crash

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Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz unhurt as cars in motorcade involved in crash

Several cars at the back of a motorcade carrying US Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz have crashed while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee but Walz was unhurt. President Joe Biden called and spoke to Walz a short time later, as the president was travelling to a separate campaign stop … Read more

Trump launches digital trading cards featuring himself to raise funds, invites major social media ridicule

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Trump launches digital trading cards featuring himself to raise funds, invites major social media ridicule

Donald Trump announced a new series of digital trading cards on Tuesday, featuring images of himself in various poses and costumes such as dancing, posing as a “sneakerhead” with golden shoes, and wearing an Iron Man-like suit. This initiative appears to be a fundraising effort, especially as the newly launched Harris-Walz merchandise has been a … Read more

US election: Donald Trump mocks Kamala Harris’ interview, claiming she ‘rambled incoherently’

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US election: Donald Trump mocks Kamala Harris’ interview, claiming she ‘rambled incoherently’

Even before Vice President Kamala Harris’s interview with CNN aired Thursday night, former President Donald Trump began attacking it. In the morning, he criticized her for having her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, on hand beside her. After seeing a clip of the interview, he criticized her for rambling “incoherently.” And about half … Read more

Trump gets moving to toss conviction, delay sentencing in hush money case, wants court to intervene

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Trump gets moving to toss conviction, delay sentencing in hush money case, wants court to intervene

Former President Donald Trump has requested a federal court in Manhattan to take over his New York hush money criminal case. His lawyers argue this move is necessary to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. They claim the prosecution violated his constitutional rights and did not align with a recent … Read more

Behind the rhetoric, a presidential campaign is a competition about how to tell the American story

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Behind the rhetoric, a presidential campaign is a competition about how to tell the American story

NEW YORK: Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination “on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth.” America, Barack Obama thundered, “is ready for a better story.” JD Vance insisted that the Biden administration “is not the end of our story,” and Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans … Read more

US election: Donald Trump struggles to keep media spotlight in battle with Kamala Harris

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US election: Donald Trump struggles to keep media spotlight in battle with Kamala Harris

Donald Trump, touting plans on taxes and health, tried on Friday to turn the page on a week in which he was overshadowed by Kamala Harris and struggled to focus on policy issues instead of personal attacks on his opponent in the U.S. presidential race. From a lectern at a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas, … Read more

Arizona man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump and failing to register as sex offender

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Arizona man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump and failing to register as sex offender

An Arizona man who was wanted after threatening over social media to kill former US President Donald Trump has been arrested, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said. The man, Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, had multiple outstanding warrants from Wisconsin, the sheriff’s office said. He was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon. Know the news with … Read more

Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends US presidential campaign, endorses Republican candidate Donald Trump

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Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends US presidential campaign, endorses Republican candidate Donald Trump

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says he will suspend his campaign, and has endorsed Republican Donald Trump, likely ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in US politics. His campaign indicated that he feared staying in the race would siphon support from … Read more

Kamala Harris formally accepts Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nomination

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Kamala Harris formally accepts Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nomination

US Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to define herself and draw a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump as she accepted the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nomination. “On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth, I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” Harris … Read more