Day: November 6, 2024
Google curbs politics discussion among employees on U.S. Election Day
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google has been moderating and removing employees’ internal election-related conversations, CNBC has learned. Ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. elections, Google executives warned employees to keep political opinions and statements away from a popular internal discussion forum called Memegen, according to correspondence viewed by CNBC. […]
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Crypto’s $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto
Stand With Crypto’s bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto Alliance LAS VEGAS — In Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, a crypto PAC spent nearly $2 million on ads this cycle to support the reelection of Steven Horsford, a Democratic congressman who’s voted in […]
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Trump Media shares gain 10% in after-hours trading as voting in heated presidential election nears end
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 as voting wound down in the contentious presidential election campaign Tuesday. Trump […]
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China’s central bank affirms supportive monetary policy stance at closely watched meeting
Key Points The head of China’s central bank told a closely watched meeting Tuesday that the People’s Bank of China planned to maintain supportive monetary policy, state media said. The PBOC head added the central bank plans to “increase the intensity of counter-cyclical monetary policy,” state media said in Chinese, translated by CNBC. He was […]
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Buy these 3 stocks — whatever the election result, analyst says
As the results of one of the most hotly contested elections in the U.S. come in, investors are scrambling to position for the most likely outcome. But Shelby McFaddin, senior analyst at Motley Fool Asset Management, is looking beyond the end result. She expects volatility this week, but a “limited impact on long-term investments as […]
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10-year Treasury yield rises with all eyes on the U.S. election
A specialist trader works inside a post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 23, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury yields rose in early trading Tuesday evening as investors awaited results from the tight presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The 10-year Treasury yield traded 7 […]
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Dow futures jump 200 points, Russell 2000 futures gain as traders monitor election results: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were moving higher Tuesday evening as investors brace for a long night amid a contentious U.S. presidential race that will have big ramifications for the markets and economy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added […]
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