NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Joe Biden is wrapping up his final Thanksgiving holiday as president on Nantucket, a family tradition that this year seems to be part of a broader farewell to his time in the White House. The Democrat’s four years as president will be bookended by Republican Donald Trump, whose Cabinet nominations, tariff…
During his Thanksgiving holiday on Nantucket, President Joe Biden spent Black Friday shopping with his family. He was seen holding a copy of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” by Palestinian and Lebanese author Rashid Khalidi, a book critical of Israel’s history, as reported by the New York Post.The book examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from…
Wall Street holiday: US stock markets will remain closed on Thursday, November 28 and close early on Friday, November 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will both be closed on account of Thanksgiving. The US…
US stock futures climbed on Monday amid high hopes for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary. Investors also looked ahead to a Federal Reserve-favored inflation print. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) led the advance, up roughly 0.7%. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) rose 0.5%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100…
Stocks drifted higher leading into the shortened trading week that includes the Thanksgiving holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained nearly 2% for the week while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added over 1.5%. In the week ahead, a fresh reading on the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption…