‘I love my black job’: Simone Biles joins those throwing shade at Trump
PARIS — Fresh off her second gold medal win at the Paris Olympics, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles seemed to take a dig at Donald Trump with a social media post declaring: “I love my black job.” The former president and Republican
A true millennial, JD Vance posted his whole life — and his dog’s — online
JD Vance, Donald Trump’s newly minted running mate, has posted his life on the internet for nearly two decades. In 2005, while serving as a combat correspondent in Iraq, he started a blog. In 2012, he created his first public Spotify
Dow closes nearly 500 points lower Thursday as investors’ recession fears awaken
Stocks sold off Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling nearly 500 points, as investors’ fears over a recession surfaced. The Dow dropped 494 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 shed 1.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 2.3%. The Russell 2000 index, the small-cap benchmark that has
New poll reveals how well voters know the candidates on Harris’ veep shortlist
A new poll revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’ pool of potential running mates remains widely unknown to the public. A new AP-NORC survey asked Americans their opinions of three candidates being considered as Harris’ potential running mate: Sen. Mark Kelly,
Harris events: Not your father’s campaign rallies (or Biden’s)
There were hip gyrations from the stage. The playlist included “Girls in the Hood,” “Mamushi,” “Savage,” and “Body.” The candidate quoted Quavo. A Joe Biden rally this was not. If there was ever any indication of the head-snapping transition that Democrats have
Markets are clamoring for the Fed to start cutting soon: ‘What is it they’re looking for?’
If the Federal Reserve is starting to set the table for interest rate reductions, some parts of the market are getting impatient for dinner to be served. “What is it they’re looking for?” Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors,
China Stock Market: Mixed Signals from China and Japan
China: Stock Market Mixed After Fed’s Announcement Asia-Pacific markets exhibited mixed results on Thursday as participants in the China stock market absorbed comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He indicated the possibility of a rate cut in September, contingent
Today’s Stock Market Futures: Key Updates and Indicators
Today’s Stock Market Futures: Key Stock Movements In today’s stock market news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 40,347.97, down 494.82 points, or 1.21%. The 30-stock index fell 744.22 points at its session lows, or roughly 1.8%. The Nasdaq Composite fell
‘F— the White women’: Black activists tied to VP Harris could derail Dem ‘unity’ message with past rhetoric
A pair of Black female activists, who have met with Vice President Harris several times and previously vowed to get ‘real serious’ about helping her become the next president, could alienate some of the ‘White women for Kamala’ supporters with
The greatest health care challenge facing our next president
The American health care system is broken. Conflicts of interest dominate the structure, killing any chance we have for a healthier nation. Patients pay more and stay sick. Politicians argue and nothing changes. But this problem presents a unique opportunity for