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☆ CNBC Daily Open: A high of all-time highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. All-time high, againMajor U.S. indexes rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 notching a fresh closing high. When the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, it's not unreasonable to expect Treasury yields to dip. But 55% of respondents think Trump will be better for the economy and on inflation.

Persons: Europe's, it's, they've, Jeff Cox, Sam Altman, Bret Taylor, Harris, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: CNBC, Major, Micron, Swiss National Bank, Treasury, U.S . Federal Reserve, Altman, U.S Locations: Major U.S, China

The PDF document is a 271-page opposition research file on former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio. But on Thursday, reporter Ken Klippenstein, who self-publishes on Substack after he left The Intercept this year, published one of the files. “If the document had been hacked by some ‘anonymous’ like hacker group, the news media would be all over it. As president, Trump authorized the assassination of military leader Qassem Soleimani. The Vance file appears to be the one Klippenstein hosts on his site.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Sen, JD Vance, Ken Klippenstein, I’m, ”, Klippenstein, “, Vance, Hillary Clinton’s, Trump, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Qassem Soleimani, Robert, Robert persona’s, Elon Musk, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, Substack Organizations: Politico, Trump, Google, Microsoft, NBC, National Intelligence, Intelligence, NBC News, New York Post Locations: American, R, Ohio, Iran, U.S, Substack

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday morning at Trump Tower in New York. Trump was previously not expected to meet with the Ukrainian president, who has already held meetings on Thursday with both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump's planned meeting with Zelenskyy comes days after Zelenskyy called Vance "too radical," according to a story published Sunday in The New Yorker. Vance responded to Zelenskyy on Wednesday, saying, "I don’t appreciate Zelenskyy coming to this country and telling the American taxpayers what to do." Biden and Zelenskyy will meet again on Oct. 12 in Germany, according to the White House.

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☆ Smartmatic and Newsmax reach settlement in election defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Smartmatic and Newsmax have reached a settlement in the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet shortly before the case was set to go to trial. The lawsuit focused on Newsmax's false claims that Smartmatic's machines rigged the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. Smartmatic sued Newsmax Media in 2021, alleging it claimed Smartmatic’s devices rigged the 2020 election. Former President Donald Trump and his allies have continued to promote false claims that the 2020 election results were manipulated to favor Biden. Smartmatic in April settled a similar defamation lawsuit against One America News for a sum that was not disclosed publicly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Newsmax, Smartmatic, Samira, Saba, Donald Trump, Biden Organizations: Newsmax, Newsmax Media, One America, Fox News, Fox Corp, Dominion Voting Systems Locations: Samira Saba

☆ For him or against him, young men see the election as all about Trump: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar breaks down the latest installment of the NBC News Deciders Focus Group series, which featured young men from battleground states who are skeptical of both candidates. For him or against him, young men see the election as all about TrumpBy Ben KamisarNew focus groups of skeptical young men planning to vote in this fall’s most critical battleground states illustrate how, for them, this election is all about Donald Trump. The battle for young votersPolling has shown a significant gender gap in the presidential race, with Trump holding the upper hand among men and Harris with women. The two campaigns have been vocal about their attempts to win over young men — Trump through the world of influencers and combat sports, and Harris through targeted ads and the refrain about vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s past as an assistant football coach. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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By comparison, from Ohio’s March primary through August, Democrats held the edge, dropping $78.5 million on ads to Republicans’ $59 million. “Bernie’s special interest allies are dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into this race to try and defeat Sherrod because they know Sherrod will always stand up to them to do what’s right for Ohio,” Brown spokesperson Matt Keyes said in a statement. Democrats, who hold a one-seat majority in the Senate, are growing increasingly nervous about Sen. Jon Tester’s re-election bid in Montana. Democrats had a clear advertising advantage coming out of a contentious March primary that cost Moreno’s campaign millions of dollars to win. Close behind is WinSenate, a political action committee affiliated with the Democrats’ Senate Majority PAC, which has spent more than $22 million this month.

Persons: Sen, Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, Brown, ”, Jai Chabria, JD Vance’s, “, Moreno, Sherrod, ” Brown, Matt Keyes, Jon Tester’s, Larry Hogan, Gary Peters of, “ We’re, ” Philip Letsou, Chuck Schumer, Kamala Harris, ” Letsou, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, “ Sherrod, Chris Grant, Moreno’s, it’s, beholden, Harris, Joe Biden, Bernie, Scott Guthrie, ” Peters, I’m, “ Jon Tester, ” Moreno, Reagan McCarthy, chastise Brown, Mary Ann, ” Mary Ann, Bernie Moreno’s, ” Chabria, Vance Organizations: CLEVELAND, Senate, Democratic, ’, GOP, Republican, Democratic Senatorial, National Press Club, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democrat Party, lockstep, Democrats, Defend, Jobs, Fund, PAC, National Republican, Moreno’s, ” Locations: Ohio, Montana, Florida, Texas, Montana and Ohio, Arizona , Michigan, Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maryland, Gary Peters of Michigan, Washington, lockstep ”, ” Ohio, Toledo

☆ Trump campaign says it backs ‘universal’ IVF access, potentially opening the door for gay couples
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Matt-Lavietes-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Matt Lavietes | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign told NBC News on Wednesday that if the former president were re-elected, his administration would support “universal access” to in-vitro fertilization, potentially opening up the door for same-sex couples to receive coverage for the expensive fertility treatment. President Trump also supports universal access to contraception and IVF,” campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Many of Trump’s campaign promises regarding LGBTQ issues center on transgender people. Only seven states — including Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — require IVF benefits to include same-sex couples, according to a report from nonprofit news website Stateline. In May, a gay couple filed a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against New York City alleging that the city’s health insurance plan is discriminatory because it doesn’t cover IVF for male couples.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, ” Trump, We’re, ”, Leavitt, “ Contrarily, Kamala Harris, there’s, ” Kevin Munoz, Harris, Walz, “ Donald Trump’s, —, ” Munoz, “ Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, Biden, he’s, “ Organizations: NBC News, House, Republican, NBC, Republicans, Trump, Centers for Disease Control, Democratic, Department of Health, Human Services, New Locations: Alabama, White, Ohio, Colorado , Delaware , Illinois, Maine , Maryland , New Jersey, New York, New York City

New focus groups of skeptical young men planning to vote in this fall’s most critical battleground states illustrate how, for these voters, it’s all about Donald Trump. Polling has shown a significant gender gap in the race, with Trump holding the upper hand among men and Harris with women. Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign on Sept. 10. All but two of the voters leaning toward Harris said abortion will be a big factor in their vote. Asked to describe their generation, many of these young men painted a negative picture.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, SurveyMonkey, — Trump, Tim Walz’s, “ Young, Harris leaners, Trump, ”, Rich Thau, William C, Whitney Saleski, Jake T, Noah H, John M, Andrew H, ” “ Kamala Harris, MAGA, ” John M, “, Drake, Eric R, ” Joel M, —, Joe Biden, Margaret Talev, she’s, Win McNamee, ” Bret A, Jill Stein, he’s, it’s, ” Andrew, Brandon S, You’ve, Derek H, hasn’t, we’re Organizations: Trump, NBC, Syracuse University, Republican Party, Protesters, Getty, Democratic, Social, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, Citizenship, Hamas, Green Party Locations: Sago, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Morton , Pennsylvania, Dayton , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kewaskum , Wisconsin, Israel, United States, Eau Claire , Wisconsin, Washington, Gaza, Oregon, Kaukauna , Wisconsin

The war for the first battleground electoral vote may have been decided this week before a single ballot was cast. They also pointed to the lawn signs and other symbols of enthusiasm for the Harris campaign in the city. By failing to move enough legislative votes into his column, Trump lost his chance to tuck away all five of Nebraska's electoral votes without mounting a campaign. That poll has Harris up by 9 percentage points over Trump. For now, Democrats feel good about the odds that they will look back at this week as the moment they locked up their first electoral vote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Trump, —, Sen, Mike McDonnell —, — Sen, Lindsey Graham, Jane Kleeb, McDonnell, Kleeb, Biden, they're, JD Vance Organizations: Republican, Congressional, Party, Electoral College, GOP, Democrats, NBC News, Nebraska Democratic Party, doling, Republicans, Trump, Democratic Locations: Omaha, — Maine, Nebraska's, Nebraska, Omaha —, AdImpact, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio

Two in three voters say the country is on the “wrong track,” as voters weigh whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump would be better able to change that less than two months from Election Day. The latest NBC News national poll finds 65% of registered voters surveyed earlier this month say the country is on the wrong track, while 28% say it’s on the right track. “While the wrong track data is now under 70% for the first time since September 2022, it is still a terrible 65% for the party in power,” Horwitt said. NBC News surveys have found steadily high rates of voters saying the country is on the wrong track for years — and especially since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020. But Harris does have an advantage over Trump when voters were asked which candidate better represents change, with 47% saying Harris and 38% saying Trump in the poll.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Jeff Horwitt, Bill McInturff, ” Horwitt, McInturff, Harris, Trump Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, Hart Research Associates, GOP, Republicans, NBC, Trump

☆ Biden admin offers $20 million reward for info on Iranian charged with plot to kill ex-Trump official John Bolton
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information on a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who is charged with plotting to kill Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton. U.S. authorities in January charged an Iranian national and two Canadians, including a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, for allegedly plotting to assassinate an Iranian defector living in Maryland. Poursafi was charged in August 2022 for his role in the alleged plot against Bolton. He remains at large abroad.Iran has denied it is plotting to assassinate Trump, current or former officials, or others abroad. But Iranian leaders have vowed to avenge the U.S. drone strike in 2020 that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.

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WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., according to an order filed Thursday by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Both panels had pointed to Giuliani trying to get thousands of votes for President Joe Biden tossed out in the battleground state of Pennsylvania that year. The D.C. Bar's Board on Professional Responsibility said in a report in June that there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Giuliani "violated Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct" and therefore "should be disbarred." Giuliani also lost his law license in New York state in July over his actions to disseminate lies about voter fraud in the 2020 election. Separately, he faces charges in Arizona and Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in those states.

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Despite Aurora becoming a regular talking point at his rallies, a Trump campaign spokesperson declined to specify when or if the former president would visit the city. But Aurora has some important differences: It has a much larger population and has long been diverse. There has been crime, but it’s not clear how much of it is gang-related or directly attributed to increased migration. “They’re going in with guns that are beyond even military scope and they’re taking over apartment buildings,” Trump said Wednesday in North Carolina. Resources in Denver have been stretched thin — and migrants have sought housing in neighboring Aurora, where rent is cheaper.

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☆ Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | Jonathan Vanian Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc.Com | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

CNBC flagged posts with the false information to Meta. A company spokesperson said, “Meta has sent them to third-party fact-checkers for further review.”Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2016, Facebook was hammered by Russian operatives, pushing out false posts about Hillary Clinton to bolster Trump. Given Maricopa County’s high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company’s election preparedness.

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☆ Eric Adams expected to face charges and A's play their last game in Oakland: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to face federal charges. And the Oakland A’s play their last game in the city they’ve called home for over 50 years. New York Mayor Eric Adams expected to face federal chargesNew York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted and is expected to be charged today by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York, two sources familiar with the matter said. More coverage of Eric Adams:Calls grew for Adams to resign, including from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and more. Two abandoned Los Angeles mansions owned by a Hollywood producer are covered in graffiti , drawing ire from neighbors and condemnation from city officials.

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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers averted a government shutdown 40 days before the election, but they’ll face another funding crunch right before the holidays and a new Congress and president take office. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., predicted that the two parties could come to a deal and avoid a shutdown in December. Congratulations, congressmen.”The full House has already passed five of the 12 appropriations bills for the new fiscal year. The Senate Appropriations Committee sent 11 out of 12 spending bills to the floor, where none of them have had votes. "What Leader Schumer should have done is brought the appropriations bills to the floor.

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And right now, the presidential campaigns’ dollars are talking about the “blue wall” — and about defining Kamala Harris. But there’s an equal amount of contrast spots, as well as positive ads telling the affirmative case for Harris. Pennsylvania is drawing far and away the most ad spending this month, from both parties. While Pennsylvania drew almost 20% of Democratic presidential ad spending and 11% of Republican spending over this period in 2020, it’s drawing more than a quarter of each party’s spending this year. Meanwhile, a longtime swing state, Iowa, has ceased to be a main battleground — with a resulting drop in ad spending.

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☆ Zelenskyy's meeting with Harris and spat with Trump reveal a growing partisan divide on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a trip to the U.S., while former President Donald Trump isn’t, highlighting the growing partisan division over a key foreign policy issue. “The president of Ukraine is in our country, and he’s making little nasty aspersions toward your favorite president, me,” Trump said Wednesday in North Carolina. “Every time Zelenskyy comes to the United States, he walks away with $100 billion,” Trump said Tuesday in Georgia. “I want the war to stop,” Trump when he was pressed during his only debate with Harris. A senior Trump administration official echoed Trump to say the circumstances of any future settlement deal grow more fraught by the day.

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin was targeted by a caller who posed as a former top Ukrainian official during a recent Zoom call, according to a notice circulated to Senate offices and obtained by NBC News on Wednesday. According to the notice, the caller's questioning was "likely trying to bate the Senator into commenting on a political candidate." Cardin and his staff ended the call, the notice said, adding that Cardin's office contacted the State Department, which confirmed the caller was not Kuleba. Cardin referred to the caller as a "malign actor" in a statement about the incident his office released Wednesday night. NBC News reported this month that the Justice Department plans to file criminal charges in connection with the hacking of Trump’s campaign, according to two law enforcement officials.

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Harris is scheduled to visit a border town in Arizona on Friday, her campaign announced Wednesday. Trump has made the border and immigration a centerpiece of his pitch for the presidency, making multiple visits to the southern border during the campaign. Friday's visit to Douglas, Arizona, will be Harris' second trip to the southern border during her term as vice president. NBC News reported in August that shelters on the southern border and in some major cities experienced sharp declines in migrants seeking shelter over the past several months. Border Patrol agents in June apprehended the lowest monthly number of migrants crossing the southern border since President Joe Biden took office.

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☆ Not just China, Trump 2.0 could spell trouble for U.S. allies as he doubles down on tariff talk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has said he would consider new tariffs on imports from the country at rates of 60% or higher. watch nowU.S. allies could become a key target of Trump's "America First" policy that is increasingly grouping European and Asian partners alongside rival China. "We have been treated so badly, mostly by allies ... our allies treat us actually worse than our so-called enemies," Trump said at a rally in Wisconsin earlier this month. Retaliation by other U.S. trade partners — whether that be via reciprocal, retaliatory tariffs, or other non-tariff measures — is a potential consequence of all of this," Marro said. Economist Stephen Roach also told CNBC that Trump's tariffs would hurt America's trade partners while only increasing the costs of goods for American consumers and manufacturers.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over Trump election lies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former mayor of New York City and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani reacts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is officially disbarred from practicing law in the nation's capital over his efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss based on false claims of widespread fraud, a court ruled Thursday. "Rudolph W. Giuliani is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia," the judges in D.C.'s highest court wrote in a one-page order made public Thursday. Giuliani's law license had been suspended in D.C. in July 2021 as a result of his then-active disciplinary proceedings in New York. A D.C.-based bar disciplinary panel in 2023 had already recommended Giuliani be disbarred over his false election claims.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Rudolph W, Giuliani, flagrantly, Trump Organizations: Trump, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Republican, Former New York City, District of Columbia, Appeals Locations: New York City, Uniondale , New York, U.S, New York, District

☆ Kamala Harris is likely to win the election: CNBC CFO Survey
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKamala Harris is likely to win the election: CNBC CFO SurveyA survey of top corporate chief financial officers finds a majority saying Vice President Kamala Harris will win the election, despite their belief that Donald Trump is better for the economy.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: CNBC, Survey

Landrum asked the elementary schoolers a series of questions, using photographs and visual prompts, to understand how the children feel about the political system. Republican-leaning and red-state kids liked Trump but were neutral or even positive about Harris. That imbalance grew when interviews were repeated in September and the kids were asked about Trump and Harris. 02:12 - Source: CNNEven a majority of kids who support Trump agreed Harris would be a “sort of” good president. Misinformation can come from anywhere, as one kid showed when he described the presidential debate between Trump and Harris.

Persons: Donald Trump, CNN’s “ Anderson Cooper, ’, Asheley, Shanto Iyengar, Landrum, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, Trump, ”, “, Hitler, Iyengar, ” Trump, ” Iyengar, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, –, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, we’re, Taylor, Swift, ” Harris Organizations: CNN, Trump, Arizona State University, Stanford University, Democratic, White, Democrat, Republican, Biden, Republicans, Kids, Baptist, YouTube Locations: Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, New York

☆ A majority of millionaires plan to vote for Harris over Trump in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A majority of wealthy investors plan to vote for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, a new UBS survey says. The survey shows 57% of investors with at least $1 million in investable assets support Harris, while 43% back Trump. AdvertisementA majority of wealthy investors are planning to vote for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the upcoming November election. 57% of survey respondents said they plan to vote for Harris, while 43% said they were going to vote for Trump. Harris had a significant edge among Independents, with 60% planning to support her vs 40% for Trump.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, — Organizations: UBS, Trump, Investors, Service, Business

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