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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Shares in former President Donald Trump’s media company pushed higher in early trading as voting results in the contentious election showed him…
Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were higher Tuesday evening as investors waited for direction on the potential outcome of the U.S. presidential election. The price of bitcoin was last higher by 5.5% at $71,199.30, according to Coin Metrics, and about 3% off its all-time high. Exchange operator Coinbase rose 3% in after hours…
Bitcoin and USA flag on a cracked wall. Ruma Aktar | Istock | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were higher on Tuesday as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election. Bitcoin rose 3% to $70,053.56, according to Coin Metrics, helped by a rise in stocks. It’s currently 5% off its all-time high, after coming…
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, embrace at a union hall after learning that union members voted to approve a new contract proposal from Boeing in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 4, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a more than seven-week strike that…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Half the world’s population will cast votes this year as more than 60 countries hold elections. Promoting a healthy economy is high on the list of expectations of voters globally, according to a recent report by Principal Financial, but many people have…
Abbott Laboratories shares jumped Friday after the Club holding picked up a surprise victory in a trial over the safety of its formula for premature babies. The news Abbott Labs’ specialized formula is not responsible for a young baby boy developing a severe intestinal illness known as necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a jury in Missouri…
Job creation in October slowed to its weakest pace since late 2020 as the impacts of storms in the Southeast and a significant labor impasse dented the employment picture. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 12,000 for the month, down sharply from September and below the Dow Jones estimate for 100,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
“I think fixed income will be a tough competitor to equity is my guess. Again, no one knows, but my guess is fixed income also has a reasonable chance,” says Rajeev Thakkar, CIO, PPFAS. Expecting it to be a better year?Rajeev Thakkar: Hopefully, yes. Better year, I am not so sure because last year returns…
Chinese smartphone company Honor has released devices that fold up to be nearly as thin as an iPhone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Honor on Thursday announced backing from new investors as the Huawei spinoff prepares for an initial public offering. The new backers are: China Telecom — one…
On Monday, British tech lobby group Startup Coalition warned in a blog post that there was a risk Reeves’ tax plans could result in a tech “brain drain.”. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Oli Scarff | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s Labour government on Wednesday announced plans to raise the rate of capital gains tax…
