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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the holiday season, but the very strength of a new jobs reportshowed that high inflation remains a recession threat.At the White House, the president signed an emergency bill to avert a rail strike that he said could have caused 765,000…

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I’m on maternity leave, enjoying these first few months with my daughter and trying to ignore politics as much as possible. That said, it just so happens that her nap — well, at least most of it — coincided with a news conference by President BidenJoe BidenDeputy AG: DOJ investigating fake Trump electors On The Money — Vaccine-or-test mandate…

The "Trump Trade," a bet that the former president will regain the White House as the GOP takes control of Congress, helped push the S&P 500 to a record high in July but steadily unwound after Vice President Kamala Harris replaced her boss at the top of the ticket. Yet after Tuesday's pivotal debate, a clean-sweep 2024 election still looks…

BJP Flag, BJP(Photo: Shutterstock)3 min read Last Updated : Oct 07 2024 | 11:05 AMIST A reduced majority, or even a loss for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state elections is unlikely to ruffle the markets much, suggest analysts.  As thing stand, the markets, they said, have much bigger…

Americans’ views of the nation’s economy remain largely negative. And U.S. adults continue to express concern over the price of food and consumer goods and increasing worries about housing prices and the availability of jobs. A quarter rate economic conditions as excellent or good, while 37% say they are only fair and 38% rate conditions…

At least eight members of Congress may have broken a law regarding the timely reporting of trades in stocks and other securities, according to disclosures made in August 2024 that appear not have been made within the required deadline.According to House and Senate financial disclosure documents analyzed by Newsweek, with help from Quiver…

Key Takeaways The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.Tuesday's debate may not reshape the race the way June's debate between Trump and President Joe Biden did. Nonetheless, market participants will be sensitive to each candidate's performance and…

U.S. bond futures slipped and the dollar firmed on Monday as investors wagered the attack on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump made his victory more likely, while injecting a whole new level of political uncertainty into markets.A holiday in Japan made for thin trading conditions and the early action was confined to a modest rise in the…

WASHINGTON - Four senators reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban stock trading among members of Congress, their spouses and their dependents. The agreement was reached by Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Josh Hawley, R-Mo. and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, according to a news release. The legislation…