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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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Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of criminal cases, cites Trump classified documents ruling
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, walks upon arrival at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal cases against him in their courts, citing a […]
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Nvidia rebounds after TSMC says AI chip demand remains strong
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia shares rose about 3% during trading on Thursday, rebounding one day after the stock plunged 7% on geopolitical concerns sparked by comments from U.S. […]
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Biden under intense pressure from Democrats to drop out of election against Trump
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters As President Joe Biden isolated at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Thursday after testing positive for Covid, he faced renewed pressure from leading Democrats to drop out of the 2024 election […]
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Biden has ‘mild’ Covid symptoms, no fever, White House doctor says
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks following the incident that occurred at a campaign rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., July 13, 2024. Tom Brenner | Via Reuters President Joe Biden is still dealing with “mild upper respiratory symptoms” one day after testing positive for Covid-19, White […]
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SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the former CEO of the blank-check company that merged with Trump Media, accusing him of lying about his firm’s plans to combine with Donald […]
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Asia chip stocks tumble amid news the U.S. may consider trade curbs
The moves from the U.S. came after Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that the Biden administration is thinking about clamping down on firms exporting their critical chipmaking equipment to China. Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Chip stocks in Asia tumbled on Thursday following a tech selloff on Wall Street amid reports the U.S. […]
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JD Vance blames U.S. wage losses on China’s efforts to build its middle class
Key Points Presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s new running mate JD Vance stuck to a hard line on China in his first speech since being selected earlier in the week. “Together we will protect the wages of American workers and stop the Chinese Communist Party from building their middle class on the backs of American citizens,” […]
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for China? Goldman Sachs weighs in
Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, his plans for 60% tariffs on Chinese goods could be a “major downside growth risk” to China, according to Goldman Sachs. Chances of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rising geopolitical risk
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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