Meet the billionaires leading Trump’s transition team

Harris leads Trump by 3 points in new national survey

Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 3 points in a new national poll of likely voters conducted by ABC News and Ipsos. The poll, conducted Oct. 29-Nov. 1, shows likely voters ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

North Carolina race tightens as Trump holds narrow lead over Harris

With the battleground tracker showing a slim lead for former President Donald Trump, the race in North Carolina remains too close to call. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports from North Carolina, where ...

Harris leading Trump by 34 points among Latino voters in Pennsylvania: Survey

Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 34 percentage points among Latino voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, a Univision and YouGov survey shows. Sixty-four percent of ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump’s lead over Harris in betting market erodes as platforms tighten odds

Top platforms had placed Republican ahead but Democrat is catching up and even leads on one app. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates Betting markets have narrowed ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Harris leading Trump among women, exit poll shows

Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump among women nationally, a new CBS News exit poll shows. John Dickerson breaks down the numbers.

U.S. dollar jumps as Donald Trump recaptures the White House

The U.S. currency's gains extended as former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Harris overperforms in key North Carolina counties as Trump leads state

Trump is leading overall in North Carolina, but Vice President Kamala Harris is slightly overperforming in Wake and Durham counties, while Mecklenburg needs to boost turnout. With 63% of the vote ...

Solar stocks tank on fears Trump will hamper clean energy progress, repeal IRA

Trump's campaign platform calls for the termination of the IRA, which he refers to as the "Socialist Green New Deal."

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Bank stocks soar as Trump victory expected to lead to looser regulatory backdrop

Banks have been pushing all year to loosen capital requirements and are also expected to benefit from potential tax cuts.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Banks and Tesla lead list of top-performing stocks following Trump’s victory

The S&P 500 financial sector rose 5% when trading opened on Wednesday.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Trump's win could lead companies to push up prices. Here's why.

President-elect Donald Trump's vow to raise tariffs could have Americans paying more for goods, from toys to auto parts, experts say.

After Trump Took the Lead, Election Deniers Went Suddenly Silent

Trump supporters spent years fomenting concern about election integrity. On Tuesday, they set it all aside.

Tech - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Could Trump’s Tariffs Lead to Higher Prices? Here’s What to Know.

The president-elect says that tariff is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” You may be hearing it a lot.

Business - The New York Times - 13 hours ago

2024-25 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: SEC, Big East lead way among college basketball's best players

Fifth-year players dominate our annual college basketball preseason All-America team

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

NFL 2024 playoff picture, standings for Week 8: Chiefs stand as last unbeaten team; Lions take over NFC lead

An early look at the playoff standings after Week 7

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

2025 Super Bowl odds: Ranking seven NFL teams with best shot at winning Super Bowl as Chiefs, Lions lead pack

After seven weeks, these teams have a legitimate shot at the Vince Lombardi Trophy

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires

LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.

China loses third of its billionaires as economy falters

ByteDance chief Zhang Yiming leads country’s ‘rich list’ with $49bn fortune

World - Financial Times - October 29

FirstFT: Harris calls on America to ‘turn the page’ on Trump

Also in today’s newsletter, Ukraine and Russia hold secret talks, while Alphabet and Reddit shares rise after results

World - Financial Times - October 30

An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted

Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy. The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Billionaires have business interests hinging on election outcome

Billionaires who have funneled tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election or who have made key decisions affecting the race have a lot riding on the outcome. Two of the biggest names to get ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Capital barriers in Africa could ‘fracture’ the energy transition

Also in today’s newsletter, shale magnate says US democracy ‘would be safe’ under Trump

World - Financial Times - October 24

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