August 2024 – Page 17 – Stocks Run The World

Month: August,2024

Editor's Pick

RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket

August 25, 2024

As he suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talked at length about the “many key issues” on which he claims that he and Trump are aligned. What he did not explain were their profound disagreements in the area that for many years was central to Kennedy’s […]

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Here’s what some swing-state voters say about the Democratic National Convention

August 25, 2024

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago drew generally positive impressions from a key swath of voters in battleground states surveyed by The Washington Post. Optimism, energy and support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris were the most common themes that stood out to sporadic or uncommitted voters. To gauge voters’ reactions, The Post sent out an […]

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Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris

August 25, 2024

Republican nominee Donald Trump looked cheerful playing golf at his New Jersey club one day earlier this month, then appeared bored in an afternoon news conference and dour during a reception with megadonor Miriam Adelson. He publicly mused about staying home during the Democratic National Convention, letting Vice President Kamala Harris hold the spotlight unchallenged. […]

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Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since launch, Democrats say

August 25, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since it launched last month, including a surge bolstered by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and a total that amounts to “a record for any campaign in history,” according to a memo released Sunday by the campaign. The campaign raised $82 million during the convention […]

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How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race

August 25, 2024

Early one morning in September 1970, 5-year-old Kamala Harris walked to the corner of her street to wait for a school bus that would take her up the hills and into the Whiter, wealthier part of Berkeley, Calif. She didn’t realize it until later, but Berkeley was making history as one of the few places […]

Economy

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates: It’s ‘like getting a haircut,’ advisor says

August 25, 2024

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would be the first time officials have trimmed rates in over four years, when they slashed them to […]

Economy

Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for interest rate cut

August 25, 2024

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said Friday he expects the central bank will cut its key interest rate in the near future in response to slower economic growth and cooling inflation. At a speech during the Fed’s annual August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said ‘the time has come for policy to adjust.’ His […]

Economy

Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage

August 25, 2024

Microsoft said Friday it will hold a conference in September for cybersecurity firms to discuss ways the industry can evolve following a faulty CrowdStrike software update that caused millions of Windows computers to crash in July. The incident sent internet-connected systems into disarray. Airlines canceled thousands of flights, logistics companies reported package delivery delays and hospitals delayed medical appointments. Delta […]

Politics

Venezuelans will keep fighting for democracy. They have no choice

August 25, 2024

If you asked Venezuelans how they felt at the beginning of 2023, most would answer hopeless and resigned. Nicolás Maduro, the socialist dictator, had just crushed and co-opted many of the opposition leaders. More than 9 million people were starving, not able to eat three meals a day. Over 350,000 Venezuelans had recently fled the […]

Politics

On Ukrainian Independence Day, over 100 POWs swapped with Russia

August 25, 2024

Ukraine exchanged over 100 individuals with Russia this week as the country celebrated its third Independence Day since the invasion began. The two nations swapped an even number of prisoners — 115 soldiers for 115 soldiers — on Saturday, the 55th such exchange of the ongoing conflict. ‘Another 115 of our defenders have returned home […]

Politics

As Kamala gets coronated, Chicago gets democracy stress test

August 25, 2024

One day, airports will figure out a civilized method for catching an Uber after your flight, but that day was not last Sunday at O’Hare as a maelstrom of confused travelers stared into an endless stream of gray Toyota Camrys. Having made facial contact with my driver and exchanged names, I settled in for a […]

Politics

Pro-Palestinian group ‘Abandon Biden’ changes to ‘Abandon Harris’ ahead of election

August 25, 2024

‘Abandon Biden’ is now ‘Abandon Harris.’ The pro-Palestinian group opposing the Democratic Party announced on Friday that its members were ‘now mobilizing under the banner of ‘Abandon Harris.” ‘While we will keep the registered name of Abandon Biden, our mission is now laser-focused on exposing and opposing Kamala Harris and her complicity in genocide,’ the […]

Politics

CLAY TRAVIS: When the Dems lose a Kennedy, they’ve lost the plot

August 25, 2024

Yesterday in Arizona, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. and the best-known surviving scion of the Kennedy family dynasty, took the stage to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States. It was an iconic and consequential moment: A member of the Kennedy family, royalty in Democratic politics […]

Politics

Kennedy family members denounce RFK Jr.’s decision to endorse Trump as a ‘betrayal of values’

August 25, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s family denounced him for ‘betraying’ their family values after the former presidential candidate gave his full-throated support Friday to former President Trump. ‘We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,’ […]

Politics

Judge hands transgender woman win against female-only app in landmark case

August 25, 2024

A judge in Australia ruled Friday that the owner of a female-only social networking platform discriminated against a transgender woman by removing her from the app because she was born a male. Reuters reported that Roxanne Tickle sued the Australian app Giggle for Girls, as well as its founder, Sally Grover, for unlawful gender identity […]

Month: August,2024

RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket

Here’s what some swing-state voters say about the Democratic National Convention

Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris

Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since launch, Democrats say

How busing, school desegregation shaped Kamala Harris’s views of race

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates: It’s ‘like getting a haircut,’ advisor says

Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for interest rate cut

Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage

Venezuelans will keep fighting for democracy. They have no choice

On Ukrainian Independence Day, over 100 POWs swapped with Russia

As Kamala gets coronated, Chicago gets democracy stress test

Pro-Palestinian group ‘Abandon Biden’ changes to ‘Abandon Harris’ ahead of election

CLAY TRAVIS: When the Dems lose a Kennedy, they’ve lost the plot

Kennedy family members denounce RFK Jr.’s decision to endorse Trump as a ‘betrayal of values’

Judge hands transgender woman win against female-only app in landmark case

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