President Donald Trump plans to pardon or commute the sentences of around 100 people Tuesday, according to reports Sunday night. CNN first reported the plans, and said White House officials met Sunday night to finalize the list. Axios separately confirmed the report. The actions are expected to include white-collar criminals …
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As the pandemic plows into the holiday season, more than 50 million people are going hungry, according to one estimate. A growing share of Americans say it’s tough to make ends meet and millions are behind on their rent as an eviction moratorium nears its Dec. 31 end. People have …
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U.S. stock-market futures on Tuesday evening tilted higher after a big rally in the regular session and as the votes of hundreds of millions of Americans were being tallied in the crucial election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Stock investors are betting that a decisive …
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MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images|iStockphoto Elon Musk, who’s got your vote in November? “ ‘Let’s just see how the debates go… I think that’s going to be the thing that decides things for America.’ ” That’s his cagey answer when Kara Swisher posed the question in Monday’s episode of her “Sway” …
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[unable to retrieve full-text content] U.S. stock indexes headed higher late-morning Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite up for an eighth straight session, helped by improving economic data, after an overnight scare over trade relations with China. MarketWatch.com – Top Stories
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MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto Democratic candidates have varying approaches when it comes to tax policy. As the dust settles on Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, it’s becoming clear former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are the front runners in a thinning race for the White House. Biden …
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AFP/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives onstage with his wife Jill and sister Valerie for a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3. Joe Biden scored a string of victories across the country in Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, battling for delegates with Bernie Sanders as his …
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Stocks on Wall Street plunged Monday, but futures trading suggests a rebound — or a least a respite — on Tuesday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.73% rose more than 200 points on Tuesday, while S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.84% gained 0.8% and Nasdaq Composite futures NQ00, +1.20% …
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4 minute read Today, Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 30-year mortgage rates fell 1 basis points to 4.07% today. 15-year rates fell 2 basis points to 3.60% and 5/1 ARM rates fell 2 basis points to 4.09%. FHA rates remained unchanged at 4.20%. The average annual percentage rate (APR) fell by …
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