Higher Voter Turnout

Lower oil and natural gas prices, higher electricity demand expected over next five years: IEA

Natural gas and oil prices are likely to decline in the second half of the decade, but unexpectedly high worldwide demand for electricity will complicate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Ulta Beauty shares tick higher, even as company sees 'headwinds' in beauty industry

Retailer Ulta Beauty did not provide guidance for next fiscal year and said it expects near-term challenges to continue.

Business - CNBC - October 16

FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin

Eric Council Jr. is accused of conspiracy in the hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission X account that tweeted a false claim about bitcoin.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Trump and Harris would add trillions to the national debt. Here’s why it could lead to higher costs for households.

The combined cost in new debt of former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s tax and spending proposals would dwarf those put forward in previous election cycles, according ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Planning For Direct-To-Cloud Controllers And Higher-Quality Streams - Report

Microsoft launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in 2020 with great fanfare, but the company's stated goal to push cloud gaming even further has run into some technological setbacks as well as ongoing ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 18

Uranium and utilities stocks can soar even higher as Big Tech goes nuclear

Microsoft and other tech giants including Oracle, Amazon.com, Apple and Alphabet need more electricity to energize their AI future.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Oil settles higher after last week’s 8% drop as traders weigh China demand concerns

Oil prices finished higher on Monday, regaining some of last week’s 8% decline after China lowered its benchmark lending rates, part of a series of stimulus measures to revive the flagging economy ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 21

Trump tariffs likely to lead to higher U.S. interest rates, head of Institute of International Finance says

"The assumption is you'll have higher inflation, higher interest rates than you would have in the absence of those tariffs," said IIF CEO Tim Adams.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Sports Direct owner Frasers walks away from Mulberry bid; oil tumbles, dollar rallies – business live

Gold hits record high as conflict in the Middle East prompts investors to seek safe-haven assets. Azerbaijan, the host of the Cop29 global climate summit , will see a large expansion of fossil ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

After a Landmark W.N.B.A. Season, How Much Higher Can Women’s Basketball Soar?

“The finals mark the culmination of what I think is the most transformational year in the W.N.B.A.’s history,” commissioner Cathy Engelbert said.

Sports - The New York Times - October 23

'Higher prices, larger deficits': 23 Nobel Prize-winning economists slam Trump agenda, endorse Harris

Experts estimate that Donald Trump's budget plan would expand federal deficits by five times more than Vice President Kamala Harris' proposals.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Russia's central bank raises key rate to 21% to rein in higher-than-forecast inflation

Russia's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 21%, citing higher-than-forecast consumer price increases.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Poor sleep in early midlife years could mean higher dementia risk: Study

Those tossing and turning throughout their early midlife years may be more susceptible to dementia as they age, researchers found.

Politics - The Hill - October 28

‘FOMO’ could help drive stocks higher after the election, one top Goldman Sachs strategist says

The upcoming U.S. election has helped inspire a sense of foreboding on Wall Street, judging by the still-elevated level of the Cboe Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX or the stock ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Oil prices edge down to finish at lowest in seven weeks

Oil futures declined on Tuesday, giving up earlier support a day after suffering their largest daily percentage decline in more than two years, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Jean Paul Gaultier Owner Puig Brands Posts Higher Revenue Boosted by Fragrances

The owner of brands including Jean Paul Gaultier, Carolina Herrera and Nina Ricci increased sales by 11% in the third quarter, beating analysts’ forecasts.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Oil prices end higher on surprise fall in U.S. crude supply, rise in gasoline demand

Oil futures finished higher Wednesday, with official U.S. data showing a surprise decline in crude supplies in the latest week and strength in gasoline demand, prompting prices to post their first ...

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Here’s how ETF investors can lock in higher yields as Treasury rates jumped in October

Defined-maturity bond ladder ETFs could help investors lock in high yields and maturity dates to match their investment goals during periods of heightened market volatility.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Higher UK air taxes will not deter private jet customers, industry bosses say

Passenger duty will increase 50 per cent for the largest private jets in 2026

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Higher taxes will make it harder for Britain to build 'the next Nvidia,' tech execs say

Startup founders and investors slammed capital gains tax hikes in the U.K., saying it would make it harder for the country to succeed as a global tech hub.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Bond traders shake off weak jobs report, send 10-year Treasury yield to 4-month high

Long-dated Treasury yields ended at their highest levels since early July on Friday as traders looked past October’s nonfarm-payrolls report, which came in well below expectations.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Inflation is going higher, this market strategist says. Here’s his master ETF plan to profit from it.

Hedgeye’s Keith McCullough is long gold, utilities, real estate and emerging markets ETFs.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Cryptocurrencies rise as investors brace for election results, bitcoin briefly tops $70,000

Cryptocurrencies were higher as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election.

Business - CNBC - 14 hours ago

Mike Williams trade grades: Jets earn higher mark than Steelers after sending veteran WR to Pittsburgh

Let's grade the deal

Sports - CBS Sports - 15 hours ago

Trump Media closes in the red on Election Day, giving up earlier rally

Shares of retail trader favorite Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) were active as Election Day is finally here.

Business - CNBC - 15 hours ago

Inflation pain helped secure Trump win but his policies mean higher prices

Markets expect his policy package to harm trade and growth but reduce business taxes. Dollar and bitcoin soar as Trump wins US election Business live – latest updates US election 2024 – ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

How One Georgia Voter’s Mistake Turned Into a Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theory

One voter’s mistake has been transformed into a voter fraud conspiracy theory, catapulted into the national spotlight by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Tech - The New York Times - October 23

Climate groups working to mobilize early voters and track new climate voters

Some groups are hoping they can persuade enough of climate-focused voters to go the polls to make a difference around the margins in battleground states in the 2024 election.

Republicans hit for overseas voter lawsuits

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Democrats accuse GOP of obstructing military voters Republicans ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Lyft launches voter transportation initiative

Ride-hailing service Lyft announced that it will offer discounted rideshare, bike-share and scooters on Election Day, an initiative designed to increase transportation access for voters, according ...