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Ray Dalio calls upcoming U.S. election the most consequential of his lifetime
Ray Dalio said the 2024 U.S. elections will likely be the most important of his lifetime and he thinks the country needs a “strong leader of the middle.” Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday, the founder of Bridgewater Associates explained that the U.S. should aim to reach “broad-based prosperity” and the presidential election […]
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Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘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 postmerger low on the eve of the expiration of […]
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Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024 and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 15, 2024 are seen in a combination of file photographs. Marco Bello | Jeenah Moon | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have […]
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Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. Details of the new allegations were not immediately available. He was charged with […]
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Teamsters union says it will not endorse Harris or Trump in 2024 presidential election
Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks to UPS Teamsters during a picket ahead of an upcoming possible strike, outside of a UPS Distribution Center in Brooklyn, New York, July 14, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in […]
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111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
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 […]
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Republican House speaker floats deregulation, tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals
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 […]
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Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm
A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut’s southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. – | Afp | Getty Images Taiwanese pager manufacturer Gold Apollo rejected reports that it produced the devices at the center of deadly attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 12 people […]
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Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100 million in cleanup costs
A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. Julia Nikhinson | Reuters The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more […]
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Will the U.S. elections impact crypto markets? Insiders weigh in
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Cryptocurrency insiders downplayed the potential impact of the U.S. presidential election in November on the market here in the Lion City, even though some also said that […]
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