Election Financial News

The election of the Goldman Sachs 2024 partner class may be of negligible importance alongside the election ofDonald Trump, but if you're one of Goldman's 95 new partners, it's a whole new world. 

US elections 2024's polling phase is now over, with Donald Trump destined to be the next US President after Joe Biden. Meanwhile, the Senate and the House are also being captured by the Republicans, which means that the coming four years will be 'ruled by the Reds'. Meanwhile, ace US pollster Nate Silver has analyzed the US election results and claimed that there is at least some 'good news' for Kamala Harris and the Democrats, that is hidden in the fine print.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump’s election victory has triggered a renewed push by some in Israel’s right-wing government to annex the occupied West Bank, an idea that is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies. On Wednesday, Trump’s nominee for U.S.

Donald Trump emerged victorious in the US Presidential elections, and as soon as he comes to power following the end of Biden's tenure, his proposed set of economic plans will begin seeing the green light, and according to a Wall Street strategist, some of it could make the possibility of a US recession a harsh reality.

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners

Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy and markets

African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships

Donald Trump’s election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US won the Cold War when the Soviet Union fell in 1991. The history of ideological conflict also ended, according to the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama.

Aqua Tofana Great Again' movement is gaining traction in the United States after Donald Trump's victory in the recently-concluded Presidential Elections. Some women frustrated by Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office are using a centuries-old metaphor about women poisoning their husbands to channel their disappointment, causing a stir online.

Captain Savita Singh, likely India’s only woman helicopter pilot engaged in election campaign flying, has been at the controls, landing in places like Shegaon, Parli, Dharni, and Khamgaon, where politicians deliver speeches centered on government schemes like the Ladki Bahin program, aimed at empowering women. “Yes, there is a definite element of surprise, even shock, when the crowds see a woman pilot step out of the cockpit,” Capt. Singh, a 51-year-old former Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot who now serves as a pilot-in-command on an Agusta 109P, told ToI. With 17 years of civil aviation experience under her belt—first with Pawan Hans and now as a charter operator—Singh is no stranger to navigating the demanding world of political campaign flights. Having logged over 7,000 hours in the skies, she recounts the reactions of her high-profile passengers when they see her in the cockpit. Often, she says, politicians respond with surprise, even bemusement.

Donald Trump has appointed world's richest man Elon Musk to lead the newly formed US Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE). Musk, one of the wealthiest individuals globally with a net worth exceeding $300 billion, had previously promised Trump a key role in his government, while ensuring Musk's companies such as Tesla, X, SpaceX, xAI, and Neuralink remain under his control.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nothing has consumed more ‘little grey cells’ than discussions on the United States presidential election, the contenders and their impact on the fate of the global economy after this “mother of all US elections." Even with the election now out of the way, economic uncertainty and volatility are here to stay, given fractures in society (and thus the polity) across the developed world. The focus thus far has been on foreign portfolio flows, interest rates, the policy stance of central banks and at times their liquidity management.

tech industry met in Lisbon on Tuesday for the Web Summit, the sector's first big event since the US election, with Donald Trump's victory expected to be a key theme of their discussions. The tech industry is holding its breath to see what Trump's second term will bring when he takes over in January, especially as SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk is expected to have a huge influence on the next US government. During Trump's last term from 2017 to 2021, big tech firms were often at odds with the president, particularly given his crackdown on immigration and ramping up the trade war with China.

gold and silver prices, however this time addition twist has happen to this theory,” says Santosh Pandey, President & Head, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Pandey said: “Higher Yield has potential to derail equity rally globally including India, but strong dollar is good for certain sectors like IT/Pharma and Textile on Indian perspective” Edited excerpts:

Bitcoin has paused as traders assess the remaining market impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetorical support for crypto. The digital asset is up about 32% in the wake of Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory, hitting a record of $89,968 on Tuesday, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. It changed hands at $88,500 as of 9:13 a.m. Wednesday in Singapore.

Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Chelakkara assembly constituency in Kerala commenced at 7am on Wednesday People started arriving early in the morning at the 1,354 polling booths in the hill constituency of Wayanad where there are over 14 lakh registered voters, according to the Election Commission figures. The Wayanad constituency comprises seven assembly segments of Mananthavady (ST), Sulthan Bathery (ST), and Kalpetta in Wayanad district; Thiruvambady in Kozhikode district; and Eranad, Nilambur, and Wandoor in Malappuram district. A bypoll was necessitated in the hill constituency after Rahul Gandhi, who won the Wayanad LS seat in the general elections held earlier this year, vacated it after he also won from the Rae Bareli constituency.

However, voting will continue till 4 pm at certain polling stations in the Imamganj constituency, he added. According to the official, more than 12 lakh voters will decide the fate of 38 candidates in these four assembly seats.

Donald Trump may not be a good President and replacement for reigning President Joe Biden. Based on her filings, Harris has spent somewhat $880 million in the US elections, which is more than a double of what was spent by Trump, according to his filing reports. In terms of advertising campaigns, Kamala Harris and her campaign team spent almost double of what their opponents spent but still did not manage to yield as much results that was expected in the first place. One sector that the Harris campaign spent the most, is event production, web musical performances at rallies right before the elections, were the star attraction. Kamala Harris paid nearly a million dollars to Harpo, which is a production company owned by Oprah Winfrey, who ended up being the reigning VP's biggest celeb ally this time around.

Wall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S. inflation data due this week. The indexes had rallied to record highs since the Nov. 5 U.S. election as investors bet on a boost to equities from President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts and the prospect of easier regulatory policies.

The dollar is reaping the benefits of Republican Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election last week, with investors pricing in policies of lower taxes and trade tariffs under the incoming administration that are seen as inflationary. [US/].