Treasury Secretary Steven Munuchi refused to extend some of the emergency loan programs jointly established with the Federal Reserve, which is due to expire on December 31. The Fed’s corporate credit, municipal financing and main street financing programs will not be renewed, Mr. Muchin said Thursday. The central bank expressed …
Read More »Here we know about eight states whose electorate has not been invited to vote
An earlier version miscalculated in Nevada due to a typographical error. Voters cast their ballots Tuesday at the Metropolitan Library of Atlanta. Megan Werner / Getty Images U.S. The presidential election is still close to being called. Here we know about the rest of the states that, along with the …
Read More »S&P futures and global stocks hit election day
U.S. Stock futures and international markets traded higher in the last few hours before the start of Election Day celebrations. By noon on Tuesday in Hong Kong, E-Mini S&P 500 futures were up 0.5%. In the previous session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6%, recovering from its worst week …
Read More »Ready for another big tech hearing / earnings doubleheader?
Three months ago, Big Tech’s biggest names were caught up in a congressional hearing that was rigged by politicians for their business dominance, then paraded in front of Wall Street a day later to appease them for their financial dominance. Someone must have enjoyed it, because it is going to …
Read More »Walmart files pre-emotional lawsuit against federal government in opioid case
Walmart Inc. WMT -0.59% The Department of Justice sued the federal government in an attempt to strike a pre-emptive blow against what it said was an opioid-related civil lawsuit. The retail company said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration are seeking …
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