Early results from the 2024 US election show former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, gaining an initial lead over Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. So far, Trump has collected 168 votes, while Kamala Harris bagged 81 votes, reported AFP. A candidate must secure at least 270 of the 538 votes (Electoral…
“Game, set and match,” billionaire Elon Musk said today as Republican Donald Trump was projected to defeat his Democrat rival Kamala Harris in the US Presidential elections. The expression that Musk used on X, the social media platform he owns, is commonly used after a tennis match to indicate that a competitor has won. Game,…
Betting markets took a sharp turn toward Donald Trump on Tuesday night as the first states were called in the presidential election. So far, reliably Republican and Democratic states have been called. Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Louisiana, Wyoming, Ohio, and Texas are…
The U.S. election is in full swing, with the outcome hanging in the balance between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in this razor-tight race. As the battle for the White House enters its final stretch, the possibility of both candidates claiming victory on November 5 has set off a wave of “what ifs.” US Vice…
As voters make their final choices between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump—and in hundreds of congressional and state races, and ballot issues—Forbes will compile the biggest stories from the best news sources right here, until it’s all over. Trump, Harris Pick Up More StatesTrump now leads the electoral map 101-49 as of 8:30 p.m. EST,…
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 5…
As voters make their final choices between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump—and in hundreds of congressional and state races, and ballot issues—Forbes will compile the biggest stories from the best news sources right here, until it’s all over. West Virginia Called For TrumpThe Associated Press declared Trump the winner of West Virginia around 7:30 p.m….
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 election campaign Tuesday. In after-hours…
Barely an hour before the first polls began to close on Election Day, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted on Truth social, the social network bearing his name, that there was rumored “cheating” in Philadelphia. “Law enforcement coming!!!” the former president wrote. A spokesman in the Philadelphia Police Department told Fortune the department was “not…
If history is any guide, one stock market gauge suggests that Vice President Kamala Harris will defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race. In all but two elections since 1944, the party in the White House has retained power when the U.S. stock market advances before Election Day, or the period between…