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Trump Media shares climb after Biden’s shaky debate showing against Trump

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJTWW, DJT) rose as much as nearly 13% in premarket trading on Friday after President Joe Biden’s faltering performance against Republican rival Donald Trump at the first 2024 U.S. presidential debate. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which owns Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, was […]

Futures rise in countdown to key inflation data, Trump Media spikes

(Reuters) – Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures rose on Friday on hopes of inflation moderating in a report closely monitored by the Federal Reserve, while Trump Media & Technology Group’s shares jumped after a weak showing from Joe Biden in a presidential debate. The Commerce Department’s data is expected to show personal consumption expenditures (PCE) […]

Top liberal media voices turn on Biden

The News Prominent liberal columnists are calling for President Joe Biden to step aside following a widely-panned debate performance against former President Donald Trump. Before the debate concluded, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof said he hoped Biden would step aside and allow another Democratic politician to be nominated and challenge Trump. Others echoed Kristof’s […]

Biden freezing on stage during debate draws fire on social media

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden freezing on stage when discussing healthcare and the economy quickly drew fire on X, formerly Twitter. The freeze came when Biden was slamming former President Donald Trump for having high debt levels under his administration and mentioned increasing taxes on billionaires. He concluded his answer after a brief pause with […]

Hungary blocks joint EU statement denouncing Russia’s media ban

Hungary once again waged its veto to derail the European Union’s foreign policy on Wednesday by blocking the release of a joint statement denouncing the Kremlin’s recent decision to ban 81 European media outlets in Russia. The outlets targeted by Moscow include well-known brands in Europe, such as Austria’s ORF, Germany’s Der Spiegel, Ireland’s RTE, […]

Russia blocks dozens of independent media outlets

The Kremlin has said it is blocking 81 European publications in retaliation for an EU ban on some Russian outlets. Magazines, public broadcasters and newspapers from 25 out of 27 EU member states will become inaccessible inside Russia. The Russian government said it was imposing “proportional countermeasures” to an EU decision to block Russian outlets […]