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Biden Gains Ground Against Trump in 6 Key States: Poll
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 5:15pm | 577In a remarkable turnaround, President Joe Biden is now gaining on former President Donald Trump in six out of seven pivotal swing states, marking a significant shift in the electoral landscape. This surge for Biden emerged after five months during which Trump consistently led. The momentum...
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With Michael Bloomberg Running For President, What Happens To The Bloomberg Newsroom?
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 4:34pm | 682Michael Bloomberg threw his hat in the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination. The businessman and former New York City mayor who's worth $53 billion brings the number of candidates seeking the party's nomination to 18. “I know how to win, because I’ve done it time and...
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Apple's Suppliers Are Feeling The Heat Amid A Poor iPhone 8 Debut
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 9:36am | 414Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone 8 debut is off to a rocky start as the phone's features are "lackluster" versus its competitors, according to Bloomberg News' Mark Gurman. While it may be true that many iPhone buyers are holding out a few weeks for the higher-end iPhone X...
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Sugar And Spite: Big Cities Taxes On Beverages Irking Big Soda
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 1:17pm | 726How sweet it isn’t to be hated by you. Chicago, Philadelphia and, soon, Seattle and San Francisco are just a few of the cities taxing soda pop as both a health threat and source of revenue, and the beverage industry says the cash municipalities are making on non-carbonated quaffs is costing...
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Big Bank Investors Shocked By Trump's Break-Up Comment
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 1:42pm | 580Financial stocks pulled back from session highs and dropped across the board Monday after President Donald Trump revisited a campaign promise to break up big banks into retail and investment segments. “I’m looking at that right now,” Trump told Bloomberg News interview. “...
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Far From Fake News: Susquehanna's Under Armour Downgrade, CEO Kevin Plank And Political Fodder
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 4:21pm | 435Earlier this week, Susquehanna's Sam Poser downgraded Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA)'s stock — mostly due to the company's CEO Kevin Plank and his praise of President Donald Trump. Plank is a member of Trump's manufacturing council and described the president as being a "pro-business...
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Aetna's $34 Billion Humana Takeover Blocked By Judge As Anti-Competitive
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 1:30pm | 159A federal judge blocked Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET)’s acquisition of Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) on antitrust grounds Monday morning, according to a Bloomberg News report. An Aetna spokesperson said the company is considering an appeal "after putting forward a compelling case." The Department...
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What's Going On With Tech Stocks?
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 3:42pm | 294Technology stocks have been hard hit since Donald Trump won the race to the White House. Cory Johnson was interviewed on Bloomberg TV and said "panic" is the wrong word to describe what is going on, but perhaps a "freak out" is more appropriate. Johnson noted that many...
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A 2016 Russia ETF Sequel Is Hard To Forecast
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 9:40am | 581By the standards of the other major exchange-traded funds tracking the BRIC nations, the 13.4 percent year-to-date gain posted by the Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (NYSE: RSX) is simply stellar. Actually, compared to nearly any emerging markets ETF, single-country or diversified, RSX and rival...
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Blame China If Your Treasury ETF Is Falling
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 2:51pm | 631It sounds like a conversation one might have with his or her irascible grandfather or Donald Trump: The United States owes China a lot of money by way of all the U.S. Treasurys China has gobbled up over the years, and one day, China is going to come calling, wanting to be paid. That day may have...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Wednesday, August 28
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 12:11pm | 663There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Bloomberg News Bloomberg News ( @BloombergNews ) tweeted out the great irony of our...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Monday, August 19
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 1:19pm | 679There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Walt Mossberg The Wall Street Journal columnist, Walt Mossberg ( @waltmossberg ), tweeted...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Friday, July 26
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 9:02am | 1307There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful, or just down right comical. 1. Reuters Business Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) tweeted an article about UBS's (NYSE:...
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Euro Zone Economies Shrink Unexpectedly in February
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 9:21am | 721The euro zone unexpectedly shrank in February, adding to fears that Europe might be about to fall back in to recession. The latest survey results from Markit Economics' purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed that the index fell back to 49.7 in February, down from 50.4 in January. The results are...
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Bloomberg Releases Fed Emergency-Lending Data in Searchable Form
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:40pm | 151On Friday, Bloomberg News released spreadsheets which detail the daily borrowing totals for 407 banks and companies which tapped Federal Reserve emergency programs during the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis. This is the first time that this data has been made available in this form. The...