As US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) push to the upside in the last trading day of President Biden’s tenure, the Nasdaq Composite soars by over 1.6% to start the session. The S&P 500 is pace to have one of its best trading weeks since the 2024 election. Morning Brief host Seana Smith highlights the positive…
Morning Brief hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith take investors through the opening bell and more, examining equity market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) moves in the last trading session under President Biden’s administration. JPMorgan Asset Management global market strategist Stephanie Aliaga joins the program to talk about the opportunities seen in the health care sector. To…
Incoming President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social he discussed “balancing” TikTok with China’s President Xi Jinping in a phone call on Friday. Trump’s post came just minutes before the Supreme Court on Friday rejected TikTok’s appeal to overturn a ban on the social media platform set to begin Jan. 19, just…
Geopolitical tensions are spooking stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) Tuesday morning after President Biden authorized a Ukrainian airstrike on Russia. Walmart (WMT) raised its full-year outlook after topping its third quarter earnings estimates, which saw same-store sales grow by 5.5%. Also reporting earnings, home improvement retailer Lowe’s (LOW) may have beat estimates, but the stock…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that he’s ready to work with Donald Trump to improve the relationship between the world’s biggest economies. Speaking in their final meeting before Trump takes office, Xi told Biden that the US and China shouldn’t pursue decoupling and instead strive for peaceful existence over the long…
Is the dragon slain? Or just wounded? Inflation has been the scourge of the economy for the last three years. It spiked from a benign 1.4% when President Biden took office in 2021 to a searing 9% some 18 months later. The Federal Reserve took aim with speedy interest rate hikes, and it seemed to…
Nov. 15, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Losing to President-elect Donald Trump stings for both her and the president, but it did not cause either of them to shed their dignity, decency and patriotism. (“Emboldened Trump returns…
A former staffer of US vice-president Kamala Harris requested President Joe Biden to resign and make his deputy the head of state during the transitional phase to next administration under Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (File image)(AP)…
(Gray News) – President Joe Biden is expected to cast his vote in the presidential election Monday morning, according to the White House. Biden will be voting early at the Shipyard Shops Polling Station in Wilmington, Delaware. Many Americans can also vote early before Election Day on November 5 this year. Copyright 2024 Gray Local…