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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...

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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

RBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10% in Closest Vote Since Transparent Voting Began

Australias central bank delivered its second consecutive interest rate hike on Tuesday, lifting the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.10% its highest level in ten months. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...

U.S. Presses South Korea on Strait of Hormuz Naval Support Amid Rising Energy Tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized during a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Monday that international cooperation to secure the Strait of Hormuz is critical for stabilizing global oil...

U.S.-Iran War Escalates as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Oil Supply

Three weeks into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the conflict shows no signs of slowing down and the economic consequences are being felt worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint responsible...

U.S. Futures Slip After Wall Street Rebound as Fed Decision Looms

U.S. stock index futures edged lower Monday evening following a strong regular session rally driven by technology stocks, while oil prices eased slightly amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East. SP 500 Futures slipped...

U.S.-Iran War Pushes Brent Crude Back Above $100 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist

Oil prices climbed sharply in early Asian trading on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding firmly above $100 per barrel as ongoing supply concerns tied to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continued to rattle global energy...

Politics

Baghdad Embassy Attack: Drones and Rockets Strike U.S. Compound in Escalating Iraq Conflict

In one of the most intense assaults on American diplomatic infrastructure in recent memory, rockets and at least five drones targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, according to Iraqi security sources....

Trump Threatens to "Take Cuba" Amid U.S.-Cuba Talks and Island's Deepening Crisis

President Donald Trump escalated his aggressive foreign policy stance toward Cuba on Monday, declaring he expected to have the honor of taking the island nation in some form. Speaking to reporters during an Oval Office...

Pakistan Air Strike Kills 400 at Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Hospital, Taliban Says

A devastating air strike allegedly carried out by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul has left at least 400 people dead and 250 others wounded, according to an Afghan Taliban government spokesman. The...

Trump Was Warned Iran Could Retaliate Against Gulf Allies Before U.S.-Israeli Strikes

Despite President Donald Trumps repeated claims that Irans retaliatory strikes against U.S. Gulf allies came as a complete surprise, multiple sources with knowledge of pre-war intelligence briefings are pushing back on...

Taiwan Confident U.S. Arms Sale Review Remains on Track Despite Trump's China Trip Delay

Taiwans Defense Minister Wellington Koo expressed confidence on Tuesday that Washingtons internal review of a second major arms package for the island continues to move forward without delays, even as geopolitical...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Foxconn Shares Slip After Q4 Profit Miss Despite Record Revenue and Strong AI Outlook

Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, saw its stock decline on Tuesday following a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report that fell short of market expectations, even as the worlds largest contract...

xAI Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Grok AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

Three Tennessee plaintiffs, two of whom were minors at the time the images were created, have filed a federal lawsuit in San Jose, California against Elon Musks artificial intelligence company xAI. The suit alleges that...

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Forecasts $1 Trillion in AI Chip Demand Through 2027

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stunned attendees at the companys annual GTC developers conference in California by projecting up to $1 trillion in purchase orders for its flagship AI chip technologies doubling his own $500...

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Credits Samsung for Manufacturing New AI Chips, Boosting Stock

Samsung Electronics shares surged as much as 5% on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly credited the South Korean tech giant for manufacturing its latest artificial intelligence chips. The announcement came...

SK Hynix Chairman Warns of Memory Chip Shortage Through 2030 Amid AI Boom

SK Hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won has warned that the global memory chip shortage could persist well into 2030, driven by unprecedented demand from the artificial intelligence sector. The South Korean chipmakers chief made...