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US election is a must watch global events, where democrats and republicans fight out for the top job, years ahead of the D-day, to become the most powerful person in global politics. While financial markets usually tends to ignore, day to day happenings in the race, which is one of the longest in the world, an investor and long term positional traders can't ignore its vast implications, that reach from foreign to fiscal policies, impacting fund flows for years to come. As the fight has reached next stage and within next few months US would be choosing its presidential nominees for grand finale that ends on November the 4th, in this series we bring about the latest vitals to our readers, while safeguarding the trivia.

US Election Series

Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory

Sep 19, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each partys plan to win the White House. The Pennsylvania focus is so great that the firm AdImpact, which tracks political...

US Election Series

Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Sep 19, 2024 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than focusing on what they...

US Election Series

Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth

Sep 16, 2024 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Many voters are willing to accept misinformation from political leaders even when they know its factually inaccurate. According to our research, voters often recognize when their parties claims are not based on objective...

US Election Series

트럼프, 해리스와 추가 토론 없을 것이라 발언

Sep 14, 2024 07:54 am UTC| Politics

이코노타임즈에 따르면, 전 미국 대통령 도널드 트럼프는 자신이 이번 주 초 열린 토론에서 승리했다고 주장하며, 부통령 카말라 해리스와 두 번째 토론은 없을 것이라고 말했다. 해당 토론은 대체로 해리스의 승리로...

US Election Series

전 FBI 고위 관계자, 트럼프 러시아 '첩자' 가능성 경고

Sep 14, 2024 07:51 am UTC| Politics

도널드 트럼프(Donald Trump)와 러시아의 관계가 다시 주목받고 있다. 전 FBI 부국장 앤드루 맥케이브(Andrew McCabe)가 전 대통령 트럼프가 러시아의 첩자로 볼 수 있다는 견해를 밝히며, 트럼프와 모스크바의 연관성에 대한 우려를 다시...

US Election Series

GOP 인사, "주요 공화당 인물 카말라 해리스 지지 가능성" 트럼프에 타격

Sep 14, 2024 07:50 am UTC| Politics

2024년 대선 레이스는 곧 극적인 정치적 변화를 목격할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 한 공화당 내부 소식통은 2~4주 안에 주요 공화당 인물이 부통령 카말라 해리스(Kamala Harris)를 지지할 수 있다고 예측했다. 이 소식은 도널드...

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Who will Trump pick as his running mate?

Apr 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald Trump, things were even harder than usual. As insurrectionists descended...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Slips on Rate Cut Hopes and Trade Uncertainty

Asian stocks declined on Wednesday as investors reacted to growing uncertainty over U.S. interest rate cuts and global trade negotiations ahead of President Donald Trumps July 9 tariff deadline. Trump ruled out extending...

Oil Prices Steady as Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Progress and US Inventory Build Offset Gains

Oil prices remained largely unchanged in Asian trading on Wednesday as markets digested geopolitical developments and mixed demand signals. Brent crude futures for September hovered at $67.09 per barrel, while West Texas...

U.S. Dollar Near Multi-Year Lows Amid Fed Dovish Signals and Trump’s Spending Plans

The U.S. dollar hovered near multi-year lows on Wednesday as markets weighed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and concerns over the fiscal impact of President Donald Trumps sweeping tax-and-spending...

Treasury Secretary Expects Fed Rate Cut by September Amid Tariff Debate

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by September, arguing that President Donald Trumps trade tariffs are not fueling inflation as feared. In an interview on Fox News...

South Korea Inflation Hits 5-Month High in June, Surpassing Expectations

South Koreas consumer inflation picked up pace in June, rising at its fastest rate since January, according to data released by Statistics Korea on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 2.2% year-on-year, up...

Politics

Pentagon Pauses Some Ukraine Arms Shipments Amid Stockpile Concerns

The Pentagon has delayed select arms shipments to Ukraine, including air defense missiles and precision munitions, citing concerns over critically low U.S. stockpiles, according to sources familiar with the matter. The...

Quad Launches Critical Minerals Initiative Amid Trade Tensions with China

The U.S. has joined Australia, India, and Japan to launch the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative, aiming to secure and diversify global supply chains and reduce dependency on Chinas dominance in the critical minerals...

Judge Blocks Trump Admin Attempt to End Haiti TPS Early

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administrations effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 520,000 Haitian immigrants before its scheduled expiration in 2026. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

Trump Announces Israel’s Agreement to 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Plan

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Israel has agreed to the key conditions required for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory....

Iran's Mine Deployment in Strait of Hormuz Raises Global Oil Trade Concerns

U.S. intelligence has revealed that Iran loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, sparking fears of a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The move came shortly after Israels missile strikes...

Science

FDA Lifts REMS Requirement for CAR-T Cell Cancer Therapies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) requirement for all currently approved CAR-T cell therapies, a move expected to improve patient access to these...

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Surges on U.S. Patent Win for Rare Disorder Drug

Shares of Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:NEU) jumped over 10% on Thursday after the company announced a key development in its rare disease pipeline. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved Neurens patent...

CDC Vaccine Review Sparks Controversy Over Thimerosal Study Citation

A presentation on thimerosal, a mercury-based vaccine preservative, set to be delivered to the CDCs advisory committee has come under scrutiny for referencing a non-existent study. The report, Thimerosal as a Vaccine...

SpaceX Starship Explodes in Texas During Test, Citing Nitrogen Tank Failure

SpaceXs Starship spacecraft exploded in a dramatic fireball during a late-night test at the companys Starbase facility in Brownsville, Texas, on June 18, 2025. The 400-foot Mars-bound rocket, a key part of Elon Musks...

NASA Astronauts Wilmore and Williams Recover After Boeing Starliner Delay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are steadily recovering after spending nine unexpected months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to issues with Boeings Starliner capsule. Initially intended...

Technology

Intel CEO Considers Strategic Shift Away from 18A to Win Major Foundry Clients

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reportedly considering a major change to the companys foundry strategy by halting promotion of its 18A chipmaking process to external customers, sources told Reuters. This pivot could mark a costly...

U.S. Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to End Federal AI Regulation Ban

The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted 99-1 on Tuesday to eliminate a 10-year federal moratorium on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), marking a major shift in the ongoing debate over AI governance. The...

Meta Launches Superintelligence Labs to Accelerate AGI Push

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a major restructuring of the companys AI division by launching Meta Superintelligence Labs, a new unit focused on advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI). Leading the...

TSMC’s AI Revenue Forecast Raised to $90B by 2029, Says Needham

Needham Company has raised its price target for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to $270 from $225, reaffirming a Buy rating based on a bullish long-term AI growth outlook. In a new note, the firm projects...

Google Challenges EU Tech Rules Over Innovation Concerns

Alphabets Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is set to warn EU regulators on Tuesday that the European Unions Digital Markets Act (DMA) is stifling innovation and negatively affecting European users and businesses. The tech giant plans...