President Donald Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Amy Coney Barrett will be Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court Questions have been raised about her alleged association with the “People of Praise,” a nondenominational Christian charismatic community, seen by some as being a potential […]
American households are used to television dramas where difficult problems are resolved in one hour, or perhaps eight one-hour episodes on Netflix. So it is with the economy, and there is a growing perception the U.S. economy has been suffering for long enough that the worst must be behind us. Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist […]
Far-right group is holding rally in support of president Trump (AP/Noah Berger) Fred Perry has told Proud Boys to stop wearing its iconic T-shirts ahead of a rally the right-wing group has organised in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. “It is incredibly frustrating that this group has appropriated our … twin tipped shirt and subverted our […]
Postmates, which is being bought by Uber, has not turned a profit since its inception. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images On March 17, the day the San Francisco Bay Area became the first major metropolitan area to enact a shelter-in-place policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Postmates Inc. engaged a bank to lead it to either an […]
AFP via Getty Images As President Donald Trump looks to fill the Supreme Court seatleft open by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he and other Republicans want to secure a reliable conservative majority on the nation’s highest court for many years to come. They have tried to do this in the past, but it hasn’t […]
Treasury yields on Friday barely budged but longer-dated government debt posted weekly declines, and prices rose, as stocks faced headwinds centered on a lack of fresh coronavirus stimulus from Washington lawmakers, and jitters about the Nov. 3 presidential elections in the U.S. What are Treasurys doing? The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.657% […]
October is coming. The most volatile month of the year for the U.S. stock market is here but if you’re prepared there’s nothing to fear. In fact, the market typically rises in October and combined with the volatility, gives investors one of the best opportunities for getting into stocks of the entire year. So it’s […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Federal tax relief for new homeowners would help millennials and support prices, writes Sanjiv Das. See full story. Why Oct. 9 is a day that lives in infamy among stock investors Two major stock market trend changes have occurred on this day since 2000, Mark Hulbert writes. See full story. Mitch McConnell […]
President Trump is engaged in an ongoing campaign to erode confidence in the legitimacy of the upcoming presidential election. In addition to his refusal to say he would accept the election’s results, Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud crystallized Thursday when he alleged that two minor problems involving ballots amounted to a conspiracy. On Thursday, […]
Days after learning that no Louisville police officers would be charged with homicide in the death of Breonna Taylor, lawyers for the woman’s family called on Kentucky’s attorney general to release the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings. “Breonna Taylor’s entire family is heartbroken, devastated, outraged and confused as to what Kentucky Attorney General Daniel […]