Specific sectors of the market could be standout winners once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, according to Alpine Macro. Those pockets include small caps, industrials, fossil energy, and aerospace and defense stocks, Dan Alamariu, the firm’s chief geopolitical strategist, wrote in a Thursday note. Specifically, he suggested investors go long…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese national was arrested Thursday on charges of acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed politician elected to a city council in Southern California two years ago. The arrest of Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, came at a time of rising concerns that…
Protesters calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol reacting after the result of the second martial law impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images South Korean markets ended Monday mixed after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on…
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. Alex Brandon | AP Americans say they are ready to support President-elect Donald Trump in his second term and majorities give a green light to some of his controversial promises on the campaign…
Time magazine gave Donald Trump something it has never done for a Person of the Year designee: a lengthy fact-check of claims he made in an accompanying interview. The fact-check accompanies a transcript of what the president-elect told the newsmagazine’s journalists. Described as a “12 minute read,” it calls into question 15 separate statements that…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Lukewarm 2. Trump at NYSE President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with his wife Melania, after being named TIME’s “Person of the Year” for the second time on December 12, 2024 in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say. Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt,…
People march in heavy rain to protest against South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, as strike and protests continue amid the martial law crisis, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 05, 2024. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a…
Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump ‘s stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A group titled RBG PAC, formed in mid-October, received a…
Airbus shares rise as firm says it delivered 84 planes last month Airbus delivered 84 planes in November, the French firm said Friday, bringing its 2024 deliveries up to 643 so far. The aircraft were delivered to 42 customers, including airlines Emirates and Icelandair. The company also recorded 30 orders for last month. In November…