Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she would vote for former President Donald Trump during an event at the Hudson Institute on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesSeveral former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris — publicly breaking with Haley, who is backing GOP nominee Donald Trump.”This year the election may well be decided by independents and former Haley supporters,” wrote Tom Evslin, who co-chaired Haley’s Vermont state leadership team, in an op-ed Wednesday for the Vermont Daily Chronicle.Evslin, who voted against then-Democratic nominee Hillary…
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Chloe Primerano had a choice to make.Less than two years after making the switch from boys to girls hockey, Primerano was already one of the sport’s best young players, leading her team in scoring and winning Canadian Female Prep High School MVP in her 10th grade debut season. And after her international debut at the 2024 U18 worlds — where she led the tournament in scoring, set a record for points by a defender (16) and was named best defender and tournament MVP — Primerano already needed a new challenge.She could return to RINK Hockey Academy in Kelowna, B.C., the…
An Airbus A380-800 jet airliner operated by Etihad Airways, on display at the Dubai Airshow 2017 international aerospace event. Marina Lystseva | TASS | Getty ImagesEtihad Airways on Wednesday revealed a $7 billion investment plan over the next five years in a bid to “double the size of the airline until 2030.”Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy, Etihad’s Group Chief Executive Officer Antonoaldo Neves revealed passengers should expect “a totally different airline” within the next two to three years.Much of the $7 billion will go into revamping its existing fleet of planes, as well as the purchase of new aircraft further down…
While gold and silver have been on a tear in August and September, one leading copper miner has struggled to find support. But improved price action this week suggests Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (FCX) may be poised for further upside into the fourth quarter. Before we get this week’s breakout, we first need to understand how the table was set with a classic topping pattern over the summer. FCX experienced an almost perfectly constructed head-and-shoulders top earlier this year, with a major high in May around $55, then two lower highs in April and July. The key to a head-and-shoulders topping pattern…
Former President Donald Trump ‘s latest tariff threats have put the spotlight back on the reshoring trend , or the return of companies’ overseas operations to the United States. On Tuesday, Trump vowed to slap 100% tariffs on “every single car coming across the Mexican border” if he wins the election against Vice President Kamala Harris . His comments followed his threat on Monday to impose a 200% tariff on John Deere if the agricultural equipment maker moved production to Mexico. During the campaign, he has also said he will impose new tariffs on China . “The re-election of former…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Acquired LIVE event at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta announced the Quest 3S, the latest virtual reality headset to come out of the company’s Reality Labs division and a cheaper offering than its predecessor.The device will go on sale on Oct. 15 and will retail starting at $299, down from the $499 starting price for 2023’s Quest 3. The device can be used to watch movies, as well as run VR fitness apps and…
With the Pittsburgh Pirates out of playoff contention, first baseman Rowdy Tellez was playing for an opportunity to receive a $200,000 bonus based on plate appearances. He entered Tuesday with 421 plate appearances, four away from earning that additional bonus.For Tellez, the chance was dashed. With five games left in the regular season, the Pirates designated Tellez for assignment before their Tuesday game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With MLB in the final week of its regular season, Tellez will likely end his 2024 campaign at 421 plate appearances, four shy of the 425 needed to earn an extra $200,000.Pirates general…
Institutional portfolios will continue to underperform due to a lack of adequate exposure to Nvidia and other winning technology names, UBS warned. Strategist Patrick Palfrey told clients that large-cap managers have 4.4% exposure to Nvidia, despite the artificial intelligence darling accounting for 6.6% of the S & P 500 . That is the biggest underweight position ever in Nvidia, according to Palfrey. Jensen Huang’s AI chipmaker is one of a handful of big tech names — including Microsoft , Amazon and Apple — that have smaller positions in these managers’ portfolios than they have in the S & P 500.…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Flutter Entertainment — The sports betting stock rose more than 6% after the FanDuel parent announced a share buyback program of up to $5 billion. The company also forecasts total revenue growth of about $21 billion in 2027. Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The tech stock jumped more than 5% after Barclays upgraded the firm to overweight from equal weight. The Wall Street firm said rising demand for artificial intelligence servers will give HPE a boost, while it is bullish on the accretion from the Juniper Networks deal. HPE agreed to buy…
October promises to be a busy news month for Tesla , and that makes the electric vehicle stock a strong candidate for an options trade, according to Goldman Sachs. Tesla is slated to report its third-quarter delivery numbers next week, followed by a long awaited robotaxi event on Oct. 10. John Marshall of Goldman’s derivatives research team said in a note to clients that both could be stock movers. “Goldman Sachs Automobiles analyst Mark Delaney expects the company’s technology and business outlook for Full Self Driving (FSD)/Robotaxis to be a prominent part of the event. On 2-Oct the company is…
