Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures rose slightly on Sunday night following a record-setting session as Wall Street searched for clues on additional fiscal aid. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded higher by 50 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, and […]
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Record highs are justified because a booming economy is months away, market bull Ed Yardeni predicts
Long-time Wall Street bull Ed Yardeni believes the market’s all-time highs are justified. Despite a record number of coronavirus cases and concerns surrounding the November jobs report, he maintains a “V”-shaped recovery is underway. “I really wasn’t that disappointed,” the Yardeni Research president told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday. “Government had a […]
Trump says Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus
Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, looks on during an appearance before the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing, Michigan on December 2, 2020. – The president’s attorneys, led by Rudy Giuliani, have made numerous allegations of election fraud. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images President […]
Former cybersecurity chief says Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine IP
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Chris Krebs speaks to reporters at the DHS Election Operations Center and National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — The former head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and […]
Georgia Republican election official says Trump’s false voter fraud claims undermine democracy
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Republican election officials in Georgia on Sunday continued to […]
Covid-19 deaths could nearly double in U.S. by April despite rollout of vaccines, report warns
El Paso County detention inmates, also known as ?trustees? (low level inmates) and Sheriff officers and morgue staff help move bodies to refrigerated trailers deployed during a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) deaths, outside the Medical Examiner’s Office in El Paso, Texas, U.S. November 14, 2020. Ivan Pierre Aguirre | […]
Winter Covid surge is the ‘worst event that this country will face,’ White House health advisor Birx says
Dr. Deborah Birx warned on Sunday that the escalating coronavirus surge is likely to be the most trying event in U.S. history, as hospital systems around the country strain to combat its mounting daily death toll. “This is not just the worst public health event. This is the worst event […]
Top Wall Street analysts back these stocks as market notches record highs
Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses with members of his company in front of the Nasdaq building in New York as the screen shows the logo of the video-conferencing software company Zoom after the opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019. Kena Betancur | Getty Images As the year winds down, […]
Homebound shoppers are finding comfort in scented candles, home fragrances this holiday season
Voluspa scented candles for sale at Bloomingdale’s Inc. flagship department store in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images Perfume and cologne are typically popular holiday gifts. This year, however, the beauty industry is getting a boost from a different kind of […]
Biden’s plan to forgive student debt could have limited economic benefits, and carry risks
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to reporters as he arrives to announce nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters If President-elect Joe Biden follows through on his campaign promise to forgive student […]