Politics

Senator Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina, and Senator Kelly Loeffler, Republican of Georgia, have come under fire for selling off stocks collectively worth millions of dollars ahead of the economic downturn that has…
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In a normal election year, politics are often driven by economics. But as COVID-19 spurred record job losses and stock market sell-offs, Tony Cookson—an associate professor at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business—and other researchers…
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What happened today in history (16 December): The birth of Jane Austen and Philip K. Dick, the demise of Colonel Sanders, end of Bangladesh Liberation war and India's victory, discovery of nuclear fission, premiere of James Cameron's…
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Fund managers believe a Trump victory is more of a concern for European markets than for US equities. Donald Trump’s return to power would be more problematic for European markets than for US equities, according to a Quilter Investors…
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Biden versus Trump. Some speculate that the future of the republic hinges on the outcome of the next election. But for smart investors it doesn't really matter who wins. Conventional wisdom says that those liberal Dems are generally…
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SACRAMENTO —  Environmentalists with stock in oil companies. A vocal social media critic with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the owners of Facebook and YouTube. Union-backed Democrats making money off the very companies…
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Every four years, politics and finance converge as Americans elect a president and investors try to figure out what the outcome means for their portfolios.A look back at history shows that presidential election cycles indeed correlate…
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Political and business leaders surveyed by audience segmentation platform Tunnl are strongly pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S., based upon their responses to a survey looking at key areas…
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As a member of the Senate’s cybersecurity subcommittee, David Perdue has raised alarms that hackers from overseas pose a threat to U.S. computer networks. Citing a frightening report by a California-based company called FireEye, Mr.…
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) just handed Republicans an enormous political opportunity. Despite overwhelming evidence that allowing members of Congress and their spouses to trade individual stocks is a very bad idea, the speaker…
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