Gov. Dan McKee announced his goal to raise per-person annual earnings by $20,000 by the end of the decade in his State of the State address on Jan. 16, 2024. (Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current) Ears perked when Gov. Dan McKee unveiled an ambitious goal during his Jan. 16 State of the State address, promising to […]
WASHINGTON — Tackling an unprecedented and politically fraught issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday considers former President Donald Trump’s assertion of total immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. The court will take on the novel legal question of whether a former president can be prosecuted for what Trump’s […]
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump might be able to declare victory in his upcoming Supreme Court case on presidential immunity even if the justices reject his most extreme arguments. At issue in the high-stakes showdown Thursday is whether Trump’s criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results should be dismissed based […]
Nvidia (NVDA) plunged Friday, falling sharply below its 50-day average as the broader market retreated. Nvidia stock is down sharply from a March high, about 22% off as of Friday afternoon. X Nvidia Stock Joins Fellow AI Play Shares of the AI chip behemoth dropped 10% to 761 in late afternoon trading, joining Super Micro […]
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Lunchtime at a local pizzeria became the scene of a violent attack in Bucks County this week. Two male teenagers entered Deliza Pizza on Butler Avenue in New Britain around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Police say the 16-year-old suspect started arguing with an employee before punching them in the face. When the employee […]
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and currencies tumbled on concerns that US interest rates may stay higher for longer and signs that China’s growth recovery is stalling. Most Read from Bloomberg MSCI’s Asia Pacific Index dropped the most in three months as shares from Hong Kong to Japan and South Korea slumped. Futures contracts for US […]
Investors’ enthusiastic reaction to the merger of Donald Trump’s social-media platform with a SPAC to form Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. followed the previous week’s successful initial public offering of shares by Reddit. – Getty Images, Reddit Donald Trump said it would be difficult for him to post a $454 million bond while appealing […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement. The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David […]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 5, 2018.Reuters/Brendan McDermid There could be a 10% correction coming to stocks, according to Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson. A correction that steep would wipe out the S&P 500’s gains for the year, taking the index to 4,500. That […]
In the teeming crowd in front of Argentina’s National Congress last week, Alicia Ambrosi weaved her way around banners and placards pleading for more economic assistance – and deriding a new president intent on fundamentally changing how the country works. The retiree, who once sewed socks in a factory, sees herself as part of the […]
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: As we came into 2024, a lot of strategists were calling for a broadening of the stock market rally beyond the Magnificent Seven. Those calls sounded familiar, because we’ve been hearing them for […]
Jan. 21—New bills introduced this legislative session would allow for a nuclear power plant in Hawaii, guarantee everyone the right to a clean environment and place a cap on ticket prices sold on the open market under the “Bruno Mars Act,” named after the Hawaii-raised superstar. Friday was the deadline for the introduction of bills, […]