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☆ Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets and 400 Patriot missiles, the FT reported. According to the Financial Times, the package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets, four Advanced Hawkeyes, 10 retired warships, and 400 Patriot missiles. "Taiwan is thinking about a package to show that they are serious," one former Trump administration official told the Financial Times. Blandin added that it's highly unlikely the US would send troops to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. AdvertisementIn 2022, Biden vowed to defend Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Benjamin Blandin, Blandin, Sari Arho Havrén, Biden, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Patriot, Service, Financial Times, Hawkeyes, Lockheed, Aegis, Business, Reuters, Institute for Economics, Peace, Bloomberg, Yokosuka Council, Pacific Studies, Trump, Taiwan, Royal United Services Institute, Air Missile Systems, White, British Locations: Taiwan, China, United States, Yokosuka, Asia, Singapore, Philippines, London, Taipei

☆ Trump made larger gains in 2024 in housing’s toughest markets, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Jasmine Cui | Jasmine Cui Is A Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Across the country Tuesday, counties moved toward Trump by a median of 3.1 percentage points compared to the 2020 election. But in the top 10% of counties ranked most difficult for buying a home, the median shift was 4.5 percentage points. In Passaic County, New Jersey, with a population of more than 500,000, voters flipped for Trump by nearly 19 percentage points. Nearby in Pennsylvania, Northampton County — which narrowly tipped red with a shift of 3 percentage points — has a similar story. But not all high-challenge housing counties swung toward Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, wasn’t, ”, Robert Shapiro, Harris, ” Shapiro, It’s, —, Bernard Fraga, Fraga, Joe Biden, ” Fraga, ‘ Organizations: NBC, Trump, Republicans, Columbia University, “ Voters, Democratic, Emory University Locations: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Passaic County , New Jersey, America, In Passaic, Northampton County —, Northampton, Mesa County, Mesa, “

☆ Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October for 'tiny increments of land,' UK official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

October saw Russia hit with its highest average daily casualties since the war in Ukraine began, a UK offical said. The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russia suffered around 1,500 killed or injured each day. Thousands of North Korean troops are now bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces. Russian forces were bolstered by the arrival of thousands of North Korean soldiers in October, Western officials have said. AdvertisementReports of Ukrainian and North Korean troops' first clashes in Russia's Kursk region emerged earlier this week.

Persons: offical, Vladimir Putin's, —, Tony Radakin, Laura Kuenssberg, Mark Rutte, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Gavriil, Kuenssberg, Radakin, Alexandra Prokopenko, Prokopenko, Donald Trump's Organizations: Defence Staff, Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, General Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces, NATO, North, AFP, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Financial Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russian, Europe

WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to relieve consumers of high interest rates. Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that he would bring down interest rates without elaborating on how. He has suggested the president should have a say in determining rates set by the Federal Reserve and publicly berated the central bank and its chairman, Jerome Powell, for not lowering rates sooner. Trump has no direct control over the interest rates set by the Federal Reserve, which is determined by a committee that includes seven members appointed to 14-year terms along with five regional Reserve Bank presidents. “There aren’t a lot of policies that the president has at his disposal that can really lower rates,” said McLaughlin.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jerome Powell, ”, Kent Smetters, “, isn’t, Ralph McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Powell, Xi Jinping, ” Powell, he’s, ” Trump, reappoint Powell, Scott Bessent, Barron’s, Bessent Organizations: WASHINGTON, Federal Reserve, United, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Federal, Realtor.com, Reserve Bank, Fed’s, Governors, Twitter, Trump, Chicago Economic, Senate, Republicans, Fed Locations: United States, America, U.S, China

☆ Georgia’s pecan harvest was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Farmers are on the brink.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hurricane Helene affected at least 48,000 acres of pecan trees, according to UGA. The overall economic impact of Hurricane Helene on Georgia’s entire agriculture industry is estimated at $6.46 billion, according to UGA. Hurricane Helene was also crippling for farmers in Georgia because it hit just six years after Hurricane Michael, Wells said. ‘Not… a single pecan’Moses said the damage from Hurricane Helene means she and her husband “will not harvest a single pecan” this season. At the Moses pecan farm, Taylor Moses said she and her husband have had long, emotional conversations about whether to replant their pecan trees.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Moses, Hurricane Helene, Moses, Arren, ” Moses, “, you’ve, it’s, Helene, Lenny Wells, Wells . Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Michael, Wells, Michael, ” Wells, Tyler Harper, Harper, ”, Moses pecan, Georgia Department of Agriculture Chris Harrell, Harrell, ‘, ’ Moses, Greg Fonsah, Brad Rubin, ” Rubin, Laura Shenkar, Shenkar, ” Shenkar, Taylor Moses Organizations: CNN, Department of Agriculture, UGA, Hurricane, Georgia’s, Agriculture, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Southern Roots Nuts, Southern Roots, Wells, Food Institute Locations: Georgia, ” Georgia, —, Hurricane, Wells . Hurricane, Uvalda , Georgia, New Mexico

☆ Piper Sandler says Trump will usher in a wave of mainstream crypto adoption — so buy these stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Its monetized crypto offering is significantly more robust than traditional retail brokerage peers, with over 15 tokens available to trade," the analyst wrote of Robinhood. Still, Moley's $30 price target on Robinhood is only a fraction above where the stock closed Thursday. Moley's $250 price target implies that CME stock could add another 13% over the next 12 months. Moley's $35 price target is nearly 5% higher than where the stock closed on Thursday. Shares of Cboe have added 12% this year, trailing the broader market, and Moley's $220 price target implies an additional 9% upside.

Persons: Trump, Piper Sandler, Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, Patrick Moley, Moley, HOOD Organizations: CME Group, CME, BTC, ETH, Virtu, Derivatives, Clearing Locations: U.S

☆ Some Uber and Lyft drivers are asking riders to avoid the apps and pay in cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some Uber and Lyft drivers are striking deals with passengers for rides outside the apps. AdvertisementSome drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are offering passengers an alternative: Ditch the apps entirely, agree on a price, and pay them in cash or through an app like Venmo. But some rideshare drivers' pay is considerably lower than that — as little as $9 an hour, BI previously reported. AdvertisementRideshare drivers told BI that they often make less than half of what riders pay for the trip. One Uber driver in Massachusetts shared screenshots of a recent Uber trip that cost the rider about $156 — and paid the driver roughly $74 after Uber deducted its share plus taxes.

Persons: —, Uber, Michael Moya, Lyft, Moya Organizations: Service, Drivers, Business, Facebook, Uber Locations: Boston, Massachusetts

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pinterest, Monster Beverage, Bath & Body Works, Trump Media & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares of President-elect Donald Trump's media company fell another 4.6% in premarket trading following a 23% plunge in the previous session. The company saw $162 million in revenue, topping the consensus expectation for $150 million. Analysts polled by FactSet penciled in 43 cents in earnings per share and $1.91 billion in revenue. Affirm lost an adjusted 31 cents per share, narrower than the consensus forecast of 35 cents, according to LSEG. Bath & Body Works — The fragrance retailer slid 2.7% in the wake of a Barclays downgrade to underweight from equal weight.

Persons: Donald Trump's, platform's, DraftKings, Sweetgreen, LSEG, Toast, StreetAccount penciling, Versace, Michael Kors, FactSet, BioNTech, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Trump Media & Technology, LSEG, Arista Networks, Arista, Capri Holdings, Capri, Beverage, Revenue, Barclays Locations: LSEG, BioNTech —

☆ Cargo plane operators are on high alert after a string of suspected Russian sabotages
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fires at DHL warehouses this year may have been part of Russian sabotage operations, officials have said. AdvertisementSuspected Russian sabotage activities targeting the air freight industry have been on the rise this year, and the industry is preparing for further action. Speaking a few months after the DHL fires, the chief of the UK's MI6 intelligence service, Richard Moore, said he believed Russian intelligence services had "gone a bit feral." AdvertisementKremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied Russia's involvement in sabotage operations in Europe. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence services, and the BND declined to comment further.

Persons: —, Brandon Fried, Fried, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Frank Umbach, Umbach, Richard Moore, Shashank Joshi, Joshi, Dmitry Peskov, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Keir Giles, Giles, that's Organizations: DHL, Service, Airforwarders Association, Street Journal, Financial, Energy, Security, University of Bonn, Rheinmetall, Royal United Services Institute, NATO, Military Counterintelligence Service, Federal Office, Getty Images, Chatham House's, Eurasia Program Locations: Europe, Russia, Moscow, Germany, America, Leipzig, Birmingham, Lithuania, North America, Russian, Ukraine, AFP, Chatham House's Russia

☆ The air freight industry is on high alert after fires at DHL warehouses were linked to Russian sabotage operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ European markets expected to open in mixed territory after Fed, Bank of England cut interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Skyscrapers on the skyline in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. European markets were expected to open in mixed territory on Friday, as investors awaited corporate results and reacted to quarter-point interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England. It comes as market participants continue to take in political upheaval in Germany and Donald Trump's historic presidential election victory this week. Elsewhere, Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday, with investors closely monitoring the final day of China's National People's Congress, which is expected to announce fiscal stimulus measures. On Wall Street, U.S. stock futures gained marginally after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched fresh records in a post-election rally.

Persons: Germany's DAX, Donald Trump's, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Christian Linder, Scholz Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of England, France's CAC, IG, People's Congress, Nasdaq Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Asia, Pacific, U.S

☆ Europe cannot finance Ukraine war if Trump pulls U.S. out of the conflict, Hungary's Orban warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends ADF Talks as part of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) at NEST Congress and Exhibition Center in Antalya, Turkiye on March 01, 2024. Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said Friday, warning that closely-allied President-elect Donald Trump will likely steer Washington out of the conflict. "Europe alone cannot finance this war. He is a person who hates war, a real businessman who thinks that life and things go well when there is no war." On Thursday, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico — whose country heavily relies on Russian hydrocarbons — questioned the European funding agenda.

Persons: Viktor Orban, Donald Trump, Orban, Kamala Harris, Robert Fico — Organizations: Antalya Diplomacy, Exhibition Center, Google, Trump, White, U.S, EU, Kiel Institute of, European Investment Bank, European Commission, Slovakian Locations: Antalya, Turkiye, Europe, Ukraine, Washington, Budapest

☆ Yields on cash are still 'well ahead of inflation,' expert says. Here's where to put your money now
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now that the central bank is lowering rates — with a new quarter point rate cut announced by the Fed on Thursday — experts say having money in cash can still be a competitive strategy. Yet just how much cash to set aside is a question every individual investor needs to determine. Strive for at least a six-month emergency fundMost financial advisors recommend having cash set aside so that unexpected expenses don't blow your budget or cause you to rack up credit card debt. However, having a year's worth of expenses set aside may also be reasonable, depending on your household budget, she said. For many individuals, inflation and having too many expenses has made finding cash to set aside more difficult.

Persons: Nopphon, Greg McBride, Callie Cox, that's, Cox, Natalie Colley, Colley Organizations: Istock, Getty, Federal Reserve, Fed, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Francis Financial, Finance Locations: New York

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Home Depot, Domino's, Wingstop, Warby Parker, Rivian, Bank of America & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Jefferies reiterates Nvidia and Marvell as buy The firm says the two chipmakers still have the most upside. Citi upgrades Bank of America to buy from neutral Citi says the bank could be a beneficiary of lighter regulation. Bank of America downgrades Rivian to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees regulatory risk under a Trump administration. Bank of America upgrades Teledyne Technologies to buy from neutral The firm says it sees upside ahead for the industrial conglomerate. Goldman Sachs upgrades Wingstop to buy from neutral The firm says the wings restaurant has "best-in-class" growth.

Persons: William Blair, Warby Parker, Bernstein, Apple, Lowe's, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Sweetgreen, Goldman, outperformance, it's bullish, BNTX, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Wells, Airbnb, Gross, Trump, TDY Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Marvell, Enterprise, JPMorgan, China EV, Catalyst, Holdings, Barclays downgrades, Body, Citi, U.S, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Molson Coors, OW, Bank of America, Trump Administration, " Bank of America, Teledyne Technologies Locations: AVGO, 4Q24, DPZ, UW

☆ I recruit for VC firms. Here's what they're looking for in candidates — and how to stand out in interviews.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Emma Halls, a Stem7 Executive Search recruiter, shares what VC firms are looking for in candidates. We work with VC firms in London, Palo Alto, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Munich, and New York. But they're also looking for candidates whose CVs show they're actually passionate about the whole VC ecosystem. This shows VC firms that the candidates were always doing things that created some kind of disruption. VC firms want to know if applicants have been able to network themselves into some kind of startup role or internship.

Persons: Emma Halls, —, they're, They'd, we've, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: London, Palo Alto, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Munich, New York

☆ Nissan stock slumps after it announces 9,000 job cuts and a plan to slash production
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Nissan Motor shares slumped 6% in Tokyo trade Friday, a day after the Japanese automaker said it would cut 9,000 jobs and a fifth of its manufacturing capacity as it struggles with sales in China and the United States. It said restructuring would cut costs by 400 billion yen ($2.61 billion) in the financial year to the end of March. Nissan is also challenged in the US where it lacks a line-up of hybrids just as that vehicle type is in strong demand. On Friday, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto declined to comment to reporters when asked his views on potential government support for Nissan. “The company released its mid-term plan this spring, but in the end there was no meaning to that.

Persons: Japan’s, Makoto Uchida, Carlos Ghosn, Industry Yoji Muto, Seiji Sugiura, ” Sugiura, Nissan’s Organizations: Nissan Motor, Nissan, Renault, Japan’s, Economy, Trade, Industry, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory Locations: Tokyo, China, United States

☆ Top trader Vitol eyeing metals market as global oil demand set to peak in 10 years, CEO signals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SINGAPORE — Vitol is eyeing the metals market with global petroleum demand expected to peak in a decade, signaled Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world's largest independent energy trader. In contrast to the eventual decline of the crude industry, metals business is going to witness a "great deal of growth through the electrification phase," he added. "So we quite like the idea of being involved in the bigger metal markets. And the three bigger metal markets are steel and iron ore, copper and aluminum," he said. In August, Vitol announced its acquisition of Noble Resources, a Hong Kong-based trader specializing in oil, coal and metallurgical coke, which is used to make iron.

Persons: Russell Hardy, Hardy, Vitol Organizations: Vitol, Financial Times Commodities, Noble Resources, Reuters Locations: SINGAPORE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mercuria

☆ Steve Madden is getting out of China just days after Trump’s victory. But there’s a catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

One US company, just two days after Trump’s reelection, says it isn’t wasting time getting out of China. Steve Madden, a $3 billion shoe company, announced Thursday that it would rapidly halve its Chinese production to avoid Trump’s tariffs. But here’s the catch: Steve Madden isn’t moving its production to the United States. ‘There for a reason’The retail industry has been crying foul over Trump’s tariffs for quite some time – apparel and shoe companies in particular. Trump’s tariffs could cost the typical middle-income US household more than $2,600 per year, according to research from Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Persons: Donald Trump, Steve Madden, Steve Madden’s, Edward Rosenfeld, “, ” Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld, Trump, Joe Biden, Madden, Laura Champine, ” Champine, it’s, Douglas Holtz, Eakin, Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump’s, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ” Mnuchin, Mnuchin Organizations: CNN, Trump, Wall Street, National Retail Federation, Companies, Wall, American, Peterson Institute for International Economics Locations: United States, China, USA, Cambodia, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, America

☆ Nissan plans 9,000 job cuts, slashes annual profit outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Nissan badge is attached to the grill of a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder on December 3, 2012 in Niles, Illinois. Nissan Motor Co is recalling more than 300,000 SUVs in the United States over an issue in which the hood suddenly opens, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash. Nissan Motor said it would slash 9,000 jobs and cut global production capacity by a fifth, while revising its annual profit outlook sharply lower as it battles headwinds in China and the United States. Japan's third-largest automaker cut its annual operating profit forecast by 70% to 150 billion yen ($975 million), marking its second downward revision after a 17% cut earlier this year. Together, the two markets account for nearly half of Nissan's global sales by volume.

Persons: Makoto Uchida, Uchida Organizations: Nissan, Nissan Pathfinder, Honda Locations: Niles , Illinois, United States, China, U.S, Japan's

Trump defeated Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republicans claimed a majority of the Senate in elections this week. "We know kind of where the world is headed in a Trump environment because we've seen it before," said Jeffrey Solomon, president of TD Cowen, on CNBC's "Money Movers" Wednesday. One M&A advisor, who also spoke to CNBC anonymously, noted that Trump's disdain for Big Tech companies — historically active deal-makers — might keep them on the sidelines. Apparent GOP opposition to the CHIPS Act means that semiconductor consolidation might be challenging, the advisor noted, while cautioning it is still too early to know what a Trump presidency would mean. That advisor noted that smaller banks had been getting gobbled up for "some time," but that the pace and size of those acquisitions would likely ramp up under a Trump presidency.

Persons: Donald Trum, Ronda Churchill, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Jeffrey Solomon, TD Cowen, Solomon, Trump, Lina Khan, Khan, Howard Gutman, Jonathan Miller, —, Jared Holz, Mizuho, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, David Zaslav, David Grogan Organizations: Republican, Nevada GOP, Afp, Getty, Trump, Democratic, Republicans, Biden administration's Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Dow Jones, MorganFranklin Consulting, Big Tech, Qualcomm, Intel, Integrated Media, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Illumina, FTC, Maze Therapeutics, Sanofi, Senate, DOJ, Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference Locations: Florida, Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada, Ronda, Trump, Sun Valley , Idaho

☆ How the Fed's rate cut and this week's election made for record-breaking market rallies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Market moves: The stock market tacked on some additional gains after the Federal Reserve on Thursday afternoon cut interest rates by 25 basis points. Bond yields, which move inversely to bond prices, have been on the rise since the Fed cut rates in September. Stick to discipline: The stock market especially liked the idea of a pro-business environment and de-regulation expected in the future Trump administration. It's not surprising to see Wells Fargo down 3% after the Club stock surged more than 13% on Wednesday. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Thursday's, Jerome Powell, hasn't, Bond, Donald Trump, Trump, industrials, It's, Wells, Mogan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Bloomin, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Fed, Treasury, Bond, NBC News, Club, DraftKings, Arista Networks, Azon Enterprise, Trade, Baxter International, NRG Energy, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells Fargo, Wells

☆ The Federal Reserve gives Americans another interest-rate cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday. AdvertisementAnother interest-rate cut is headed Americans' way. On Thursday, the Federal Open Market Committee announced a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut after a 50-basis-point cut in September. AdvertisementGiven the lag in monetary policy, the interest-rate cuts won't give Americans immediate relief on their credit cards, housing, or car loans. Still, some Democratic lawmakers urged the Fed to implement another 50-basis-point cut to give Americans more financial relief.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Matthew Ryan, Jerome Powell, Milton, Helene —, Elizabeth Warren, John Hickenlooper, Powell Organizations: Reserve, Service, Federal, Market, Trump, Boeing, Fed Locations: Sens

☆ What Trump's win could mean for student loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

St. Louis-based U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, a Trump appointee, issued the latest preliminary injunction against Biden's revised student loan forgiveness plan. Student loan forgiveness likely to dry up under TrumpU.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersBiden has forgiven more federal student debt than any other president. It has done so mostly by improving existing student loan relief programs that had long been plagued by problems. "The Biden administration has been making periodic announcements about loan forgiveness," Kantrowitz said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump's, Trump, Mark Kantrowitz, Joe Biden's, Biden, Matthew Schelp, Biden's, Kantrowitz, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Reuters Biden, George W, Bush, Mike Pierce, Mario Tama Organizations: U.S . Department, Trump, Biden, District, Center for American, Congressional Research Service, Trump U.S, Madison Area Technical, Truax, Reuters, Education Department, Public, Senate, Protection Center, University of Southern, USC, Getty Locations: Racine , Wisconsin, Louis, U.S, Madison , Wisconsin, University of Southern California, Los Angeles , California

But the balance of the evidence from the NBC News Exit Poll suggests that Trump owes his victory to more common, less polarizing factors that drive many elections year in and year out. That included a striking shift of Latino voters into the GOP column compared with 2020 — they backed Trump by 13 points more. Women broke for Harris, 54%-44%, while men favored Trump, 54%-44% — a gap in support amounting to 22 percentage points. But in 2020, Trump performed even worse among women, losing them to Biden 57%-42%. A final factor favoring Trump: his appeal among Americans who are less attached to politics and elections:

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, —, Trump’s, ” Trump, Dobbs, coy, Harris, George W, Bush Organizations: NBC, Democratic, Voters, Trump, Biden Locations: United States

☆ Stock futures are little changed after major post-election rally as focus shifts to Fed: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US election news on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Stock futures are near flat Wednesday night after a huge market rally following Donald Trump's decisive victory in the presidential election. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 25 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both traded marginally above flat. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all notched new all-time highs in the session, while the small cap-focused Russell 2000 jumped more than 5%.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Dow, Russell, Scott Helfstein, Jerome Powell's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Traders, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, U.S ., Global, CME Group's, Moderna, Warner Bros Locations: New York

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