Category: Finance News

Nov 7

The Wall Street Journal: Republicans secure apparently inconsequential Supreme Court intercession in Pennsylvania vote count

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, shown at a 2019 swearing-in event, responded Friday to a petition by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania to require the sequestering of ballots received after Election Day in case it is later ruled that the state decision to extend the deadline because of the pandemic and post-office slowdowns is illegal. […]
Nov 7

Deep Dive: This single-country stock picker has beaten the S&P 500 over the past 10 years. His strategy can help you diversify

Sony’s PlayStation 5. (Sony) Almost all investment advisers tell clients to own diversified portfolios, but many investors hold concentrated positions, notably in technology stocks. A way to diversify holdings is to find out how concentrated your index is and do something about it: Lower that concentration, increase your exposure to stock markets outside the U.S. […]
Nov 6

Citing zero evidence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich asks Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest election workers in Pennsylvania

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has asked Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to Pennsylvania to arrest poll workers. He cited no evidence to back his demand. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday night, Gingrich discussed one of the Trump campaign’s lawsuits in which the president’s team complained that […]
Nov 6

Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack Convention Center where votes are being counted, according to a report

Supporters of US President Donald Trump protests outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on November 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania continues to count votes from the November 3 election. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images Philadelphia police are investigating allegations that an armed group may have been planning to attack the center-city location where ballots […]