Wall Street stocks dipped early Wednesday in choppy trading following Donald Trump’s shock win in the US presidential election, as hopes of a pro-business agenda partially blunted the higher uncertainty. Markets initially plunged in after-hours trading on Trump’s win, but steadied once trading opened, veering in and out of positive territory. Some analysts said the […]
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The head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday the United States continued to hold a pivotal role in global commerce, and he would support the administration of Donald Trump in ensuring trade was a positive force for job creation. “U.S. leadership in the global economy and the multilateral trading system remains vital,” WTO […]
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Donald Trump has emerged as the President elect of the United States of America in the just concluded election having crossed the 270 electoral vote mark. Also given that both the House and Senate majority seats were won by the Republican Party, we expect this to serve as a lever to drive his proposed policies, […]
Read More Donald Trump has promised to revive the American dream after pulling off an astonishing victory in the race for the White House. In the aftermath of a bitter campaign, the controversial tycoon sought to unite the country behind his leadership, saying he would “bind the wounds” of the deeply divided nation. In an upbeat and […]
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The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. As stock markets around the world take a tumble following the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, investments traditionally viewed as safe havens are getting a lift. Gold is up 1.8 percent at $1,297 an ounce, while the Swiss […]
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Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. His triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared until well […]
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The long U.S. presidential campaigns neared their end on Monday in the same angry tone they began, with Republican Donald Trump calling Democrat Hillary Clinton a “phony” and Clinton accusing her opponent of worsening divisions throughout the country. As public opinion polls showed Clinton with a narrow lead, she and Trump raced through several battleground […]
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Donald Trump says his presidential run is a movement and a “once-in-a-lifetime chance to take our government back” from wealthy campaign donors and special interests and return power to the American people. Trump is giving the Republican Party’s weekly radio address, and saying that he and Republican candidates for Congress will bring badly needed change […]
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The Nigeria Nobel literature laureate, Wole Soyinka has told students that if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States next week, he will leave the country, UK Guardian report. “If in the unlikely event he does win, the first thing he’ll do is to say [that] all green-card holders must reapply to come […]
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For the first time in several weeks, Donald Trump is leading in Florida, according to a poll released by Bloomberg Politics on Wednesday. In a four-way contest including Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, Trump garnered 45% support to Hillary Clinton’s 43% among likely voters in the state. In a […]
Read More U.S. oil and gas industry workers have contributed only slightly more money to the campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton than to Republican Donald Trump since the two clinched their parties’ nominations for the White House, according to Reuters’ review of federal disclosures. The nearly even support suggests ambivalence in the industry between two rivals who […]
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Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump said Wednesday that the Republican presidential candidate would accept the results of the November 8 election. Trump, 70, has been warning ominously that the vote is “rigged,” particularly since his support has slid for the past 10 days after a series of charges that he sexually assaulted women. That has […]
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