Month: July 2024
Trump Bitcoin Conference fundraiser tickets top out at $844,600 for Nashville soiree
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump will headline a campaign fundraiser in Nashville on the sidelines of the Bitcoin Conference, where the top ticket is going for $844,600 per person. According to an […]
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Packing your bags for Paris? Here’s what to expect from a visit this summer
During the six years that I was lucky enough to live in the center of Paris, I learned a lot about the ups and downs that come with being a Parisienne. I would move back in a heartbeat. But I also feel for international visitors who arrive with a romantic vision of beautiful perfection, only […]
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China calls for bolstering tech ‘breakthroughs’ and achieving the full-year growth target
People walk around the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 15, 2024. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s leaders doubled down on boosting domestic technology in a high-level meeting called the Third Plenum that ended Thursday, according to a state media readout. China must “adapt to the new round of scientific […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as rotation out of tech continues; Japan inflation watched
This photo taken on October 23, 2022 shows people looking at fruit and vegetables outside a supermarket along a covered shopping street in Tokyo. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are largely set to open lower on Friday as investors on Wall Street continued to rotate out of tech stocks and […]
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These stocks will be the winners and losers of rising U.S.-China trade tensions, Wall Street says
Tensions are ratchetting up between U.S. and its major trading partners. In the latest, Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is considering a wide-sweeping rule to clamp down on companies exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China. That follows new tariff rates on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports — including electric vehicles, […]
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What happens next if Biden drops out of the presidential race
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 20, 2024, on his way to Camp David. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is under siege from within his own party, as more Democrats — in private and in public […]
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Harris hits the campaign trail under spotlight as Biden faces mounting pressure to drop out
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., July 18, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris touted the nation’s domestic manufacturing resurgence under President Joe Biden on Thursday at a campaign stop in North Carolina, where the intense media interest reflected her status as the […]
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Trump doesn’t plan to mention Biden by name in RNC acceptance speech: report
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks onstage before the start of the third day of the Republican National Convention in the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Donald Trump reportedly does not plan to mention President Joe Biden by name during his speech accepting […]
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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street looks to shake off Thursday’s market slide
Stock futures were quiet on Thursday evening as Wall Street looked to stabilize after a slide for equities. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 16 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. The move in futures comes after stocks were down […]
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Democratic megadonors increase pressure on Biden to drop out, as Kamala Harris events fill up
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand on stage together after delivering remarks at the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 3, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters On a Tuesday in early July, 75 wealthy Democratic political donors gathered on a Zoom call to discuss the path forward for President […]
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