(Bloomberg) — The outsized sway of technology giants over US stocks is likely to persist, absent a major market rout along the lines of what investors endured in 2022, says JPMorgan Asset Management’s David Kelly. Most Read from Bloomberg The firm’s chief global market strategist is among Wall Street pros who expect earnings growth in […]
Joe Biden got his wish to hold the earliest major presidential debate ever. Even the president’s allies admit the debate is unlikely to dramatically alter the race. But Biden needs his debate against Trump to shake things up and quiet his skeptics. President Joe Biden needs his debate gamble to pay off. Biden, who’s viewed […]
On Monday, former President Donald Trump vented about being found guilty in New York of 34 counts of falsifying business records and suggested that the United States Supreme Court step in to prevent Judge Juan Merchan from sentencing him in the case. “The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE!” Trump wrote. While the high court […]
Chicago Public Schools moved a step closer to finalizing a new school safety policy Thursday, following a Board of Education vote in February to remove uniformed Chicago Police Department officers from all district schools as of the end of the school year. The Board approved a new “Whole School Safety Framework” presented by the district […]
The job of the prosecutor is to hold the public accountable. But when the tables are turned—when the prosecutor is the one who allegedly flouted the law—it is, paradoxically, enormously difficult for victims to achieve recourse. Lawyers yesterday sparred at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit over one such barrier preventing someone […]
Six months out from the presidential election, voters are caught up in what-ifs. What if Joe Biden proves the pollsters wrong and clinches a second term? What if Donald Trump retakes the White House, squashes his criminal charges with the power of the chief executive and rewrites the strictures of American government in the image […]
Ever since Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race, one of the most buzzed-about topics among lobbyists and donors in Florida is what he’ll do next, particularly given that he’s young and will be term-limited out in 2026. When it emerged that Donald Trump might consider Sen. Marco Rubio to be his running […]
While Donald Trump sat in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday for the second day of jury selection in his hush money trial, the justices of the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a different case that could have significant implications for one of the other criminal prosecutions the former president faces. The case under consideration […]
Long considered a Garden of Eden for migratory birds, the Vain Lagoon along the northern Albanian coast has been increasingly abandoned by a range of species as rising temperatures wreak havoc on wetlands across the country. Millions of birds pass through Albanian lagoons and estuaries during flights north every year, providing critical grounds for migratory […]
The end of the line could be near for New Jersey’s almighty political machine. A federal judge in Trenton is poised to rule as early as this week on a lawsuit aimed at kneecapping local bigwigs’ influence over party primaries and the nominating process. Democratic Senate candidate Andy Kim is asking the court for a preliminary […]
(Bloomberg) — The first major ministerial meeting of Brazil’s Group of 20 nations presidency ended with no shortage of talk about ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East but little progress toward resolving them. Most Read from Bloomberg Foreign affairs ministers from the world’s largest countries spent the past two days holed up in […]
North Carolina’s more than 135 death row inmates could potentially see their sentences changed to life in prison in the wake of a landmark hearing scheduled to begin next week that will test whether racial discrimination has played a role in jury selection in capital cases. The lead case focuses on Hasson Bacote, a Black […]