How ‘technocrat’ Harris became more controversial that ‘populist’ Trump Opinion The real reason Harris’ Democrats lost the US election was their failure to acknowledge what many voters have sensed for a long time: that the bureaucratic class has increasingly (even if unknowingly) become an enemy of the people, says Mark Brolin Losing is never fun, especially not in the very public gladiator arena of politics. [...]
US Treasury yields jump and Bitcoin hits record as Trump wins election Politics US Treasury yields jumped and Bitcoin surged to a new record as markets reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election.
US election: Which Premier League owners are backing Harris and Trump? Sport Business One of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. But which Premier League owners backed which candidate in this year’s US election? Manchester United’s co-owning brothers Edward and Avram Glazer will have contrasting emotions come tomorrow, with the siblings backing opposing sides in the US election. The sporting [...]
Whoever wins, the world must get behind the new President November 5, 2024 The outcome of the US election will be unpalatable for the losing side, but the consequences of not respecting the result would be far worse, says Brandon Lewis The US election isn’t just about getting a new President – democracy is being tested at a critical time of instability The outcome of the US election may still be unknown and [...]
Expect anti-growth policies whoever wins the US election November 4, 2024 The result may be too close to call, but both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are proposing measures that could damage the US economy, says Kallum Pickering As America heads to the polls today, markets are still guessing about who will win. Last week, it looked like Republican candidate Donald Trump had nosed ahead. But [...]
As America goes to the polls, the world holds its breath November 4, 2024 Tomorrow is decision day in America, but with the polls on a knife-edge it’s not clear if there’ll be a decisive victor… or if both sides will even accept the result, says Eliot Wilson Tomorrow more than 240m Americans can cast their votes for the next President of the United States. Many have already done [...]
Bitcoin’s surge is thanks to one thing: Donald Trump’s improving ratings October 22, 2024 Donald Trump’s rising chances in the upcoming presidential election are helping bitcoin’s price come back close to its all-time high. Bitcoin’s price is up 11.5 per cent in the last ten days, and 26 per cent from its seven-month low in September, and analysts are pointing to a simple reason for the spike: Trump. Trump’s [...]
Audioboom shares soar on record profit with US election to boost podcast demand October 15, 2024 Audioboom shares soared nearly 19 per cent on Tuesday as the podcast streamer posted record revenue and profit, and said it is set to “significantly outperform” expectations, especially with demand from the US election. The London-listed company booked record third quarter revenue of $18.8m (£14.4m), up from $14m (£10.7m) in the same period last year. It [...]
UK retail investors shun risk in run up to US election October 2, 2024 Optimism and risk appetite have fallen over the last quarter among UK retail investors as August’s market wobble and fears over the US election build, City AM can reveal. Optimism fell 3.5 per cent and risk appetite dropped three per cent in the UK over the last three months, a survey of over 2,500 retail [...]
Who’d be ambassador to President Trump? September 9, 2024 Peter Mandelson and David Miliband are rumoured to be in the frame for British ambassador to Washington, but only if Kamala Harris wins. That’s a mistake. A Trump victory would demand a diplomatic heavyweight, says Eliot Wilson By the beginning of next year, Dame Karen Pierce will have served as British ambassador to the United [...]