– The Nasdaq Composite technology index also hit a record high, while the other major US stock indices lurked just below their highs. For the market-wide S&P 500 it went up 0.17 percent to 3816.25 points, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 turned into the red and recently lost 0.08 percent to 12,962.77 points. Market observers … Read more
Who knows how many times Donald Trump will have thought of ruining Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony. Imagining a Hollywood-style exit. Or promising a return to the next elections, remembering that those of 2020 have been stolen. Well: without any of these options, The Donald could achieve the goal of taking space away from the Democratic … Read more
Joe Biden asks the US Congress to spend 1.9 billion dollars on an economic rescue plan, including new direct payments per citizen, aid to state and local governments and more funds for the response to the covid. The plan, outlined by senior officials in the incoming Biden administration, was announced last night by the US … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange closed slightly lower Thursday shortly before details of Joe Biden’s stimulus package were announced and after statements by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. • Read also: Wall Street: the Dow Jones close to equilibrium, the Nasdaq up slightly According to final results, after a session in positive territory, the Dow Jones … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) was down 0.11 percent to 6,428,315 in Wednesday’s trading. Trade data shows that foreign investors are taking net buying (net buy) nearly Rp. 400 billion in the regular market, with a transaction value of Rp. 28.2 trillion. This correction is fairly reasonable considering that since the … Read more
January 15, 2021 – 31 – The United States ‘Joe Biden’ hopes to strengthen Asian relations, while former Malaysian leader Dr. Mahathir expects to see differences in the US because of President Donald. Trump knows nothing about Southeast Asia. But Biden understood the region better. Mahathir is confident Biden will help restore US and Asian … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday asked Congress to work on his agenda priorities, despite Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, which will open after the Democrat comes to power. • Read also: Trump calls on Americans for unity, does not mention his impeachment • Read also: President Trump indicted for “incitement to insurgency” “I hope that the … Read more
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that the coronavirus aid bill will be his party’s top priority, but added that the recent violent assault on Capitol Hill shows the need to confirm the team’s President-elect Joe Biden’s national security on day one of the new government. In a letter to his colleagues first shared … Read more
The painful assault on Congress, the sad end of any democratic leader, has done a disservice to the Republican Party and American democracy. Its short and long-term consequences are unpredictable, but it is not accurate to compare it with the Tejero hit from 1981 nor with the night Hitlerian of long knives. Behind the American … Read more
David Wood, former partner of Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls of the NBA, predicted a worrying future in the United States, ensuring that Donald Trump he will be president again, despite not being democratically elected. “Biden will end up in prison. He will not be president of the United States. He will be arrested … Read more