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US markets begin month cautiously ahead of upcoming jobs data, elections

Before then is the payrolls report at 1230 GMT. A Reuters survey of economists predicts an increase of 113,000 jobs last month, down sharply on disruptions from hurricanes and strikes by aerospace

Marvel's Avengers reunite to endorse Kamala Harris in election endgame

The Avengers cast 'assembled' on a video call to endorse Kamala Harris in her White House bid against Republican candidate Donald Trump

Harris blasts Trump's promise to 'protect women' against their will

Speaking at a rally, Donald Trump said, 'I am going to do it, regardless of whether the women approve or not. I am going to protect them (women)'

Kamala Harris calls Trump unstable and revenge-obsessed ahead of election

Former President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge and is out for unchecked power, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday in an unprecedented attack on her Republican rival ahead of next week's election. In a rally in Las Vegas, Harris, the Democratic leader of Indian heritage said Trump is all about "hate" and more division and that he would bring an "enemies list" to the White House while she would carry a "to-do list" of priorities. Singer Jennifer Lopez joined the Democratic leader at the rally. "We all know who Donald Trump is. He is not someone who is thinking about how to make your life better. He is someone who is increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and he is out for unchecked power," Harris said at the rally. With just four days left for the November 5 vote, the race between Trump and Harris remained very tight in the key battleground states. "If he (Trump) is re-elected, Donald Trump will walk in

Currency market stays steady as investors await US jobs report, elections

"We think the chances of a Dec. rate hike have somewhat increased after Gov. Ueda's press conference," Morgan Stanley MUFG economists Takeshi Yamaguchi and Masayuki Inui wrote in a report on Thursday

US VP Tim Walz joins Diwali celebrations, hails voice of Indian-Americans

US Vice Presidential hopeful Tim Walz attended a Diwali celebration at a prominent Hindu temple in Pennsylvania, reaching out to the Indian-Americans in the crucial battleground state as the race for White House heads towards a photo-finish. In his brief remarks at the event in the Bharatiya temple in Montgomery County on Thursday, the Democratic leader highlighted the "rising" political voice of the Indian-American community in the US and urged them to save energy to "celebrate" Kamala Harris's "victory" in the presidential election next week. "Happy Diwali everyone. It is a privilege for me to be with you on this special day," he said. "The Indian and the South Asian community are so much a fabric of our state and our identity," the Minnesota governor said, drawing cheers from the audience. Besides lighting a 'diya', Walz posed for selfies, greeted Indians with a 'Namaste' and exchanged pleasantries. Pennsylvania is one of the seven battleground states which is expected to play

Trump defends NY rally with crude remarks, calls it absolute lovefest

Urged by some allies to apologise for racist comments made by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump took the opposite approach on Tuesday, saying it was an honour to be involved in such an event and calling the scene a lovefest - the same term he has used to describe the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Trump gathered supporters and reporters to his Mar-a-Lago resort two days after a massive rally at Madison Square Garden featured a number of crude remarks by various speakers, including a set by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe in which he joked that Puerto Rico was a floating island of garbage. Some of Trump's top Republican allies have condemned the remarks, and his campaign took the rare step of publicly distancing itself from Hinchcliffe's joke, though not the other comments. But given the opportunity to apologize at multiple events and in interviews Tuesday, Trump instead leaned in. Speaking at his Florida resort, he said that there's never been an event so beautiful as his

Anger in Puerto Rico over Trump rally comments could impact election

A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said on Monday in expressions of fury that could affect the presidential election. Puerto Ricans cannot vote in general elections despite being US citizens, but they can exert a powerful influence with relatives on the mainland. Phones across the island of 3.2 million people were ringing minutes after the speaker derided the US territory Sunday night, and they still buzzed on Monday. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris is competing with Trump to win over Puerto Rican communities in Pennsylvania and other swing states. Shortly after stand-up comic Tony Hinchcliffe said that, I don't know if you guys know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny announced he was backing .

Decline in Indian-American support raises concerns for Democrats in 2024

In a warning sign for the Democrats, Indian-Americans' attachment to the party is declining in the US while the share of Republican identifiers held steady. A new survey, the "2024 Indian-American Attitudes," conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in partnership with the research and analytics firm YouGov, says Indian-Americans remain solidly behind the Democratic Party but a modest uptick is seen in support for Republican candidates and former president Donald Trump. The analysis is based on a nationally representative online survey of 714 Indian-American citizens between September 18 and October 15. The survey has an overall margin of error of +/- 3.7 per cent. According to the survey, 61 per cent of registered Indian-American voter respondents plan to vote for Harris while 32 per cent intend to vote for Trump. It said a modest increase in the share of respondents willing to vote for Trump had been seen since 2020. On the other hand, 67 per cent of ...

Trump's deportation plans raise fears in families with undocumented members

Jocelyn Ruiz remembers when her fifth-grade teacher warned the class about large-scale patrols that would target immigrants in Arizona's largest metropolitan area. She asked her mom about it and unearthed a family secret. Ruiz's mother had entered the United States illegally, leaving Mexico a decade earlier in search of a better life. Ruiz, who was born in California and raised in the Phoenix area, was overcome by worry at the time that her mother could be deported at any moment, despite having no criminal history. Ruiz, her two younger siblings and her parents quietly persevered, never discussing their mixed immigration status. They lived as Americans, she said. More than 22 million people live in a US household where at least one occupant is in the country without authorisation, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of 2022 Census data. That represents nearly 5 per cent of households across the US and 5.5 per cent in Arizona, a battleground state where the Latino vote could

Elon Musk claims critics of Donald Trump pose real threat to democracy

Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while describing mail ballots as a recipe for fraud." The freewheeling session inside a ballroom at a hotel in downtown Lancaster touched on a dizzying range of topics, from space exploration and the Tesla cybertruck to immigration and the efficacy of psychiatric drugs. The town hall was part of Musk's efforts through his super PAC to help boost Trump in swing states ahead of the November 5 presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris. Musk, whom Trump has vowed to give a role in his administration if he wins next month, spent nearly two hours taking questions from town hall participants. While most were laudatory and covered a variety of topics, one was particularly pointed: A man wanted to know what Musk would say to concerns from voters

US elections: Michelle Obama seeks support from men for Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women. Some men may be tempted to vote for Trump because of their anger at the slow pace of progress, Obama said, but your rage does not exist in a vacuum. If we don't get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage, Obama said. So are you as men prepared to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and tell them you supported this assault on our safety? The rally in Kalamazoo was Obama's first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention over the summer, and her remarks were searing and passionate in their support of

Donald Trump says China's leader will bully Kamala Harris 'like a baby'

Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris like a baby if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilise the Democratic nominee. If somehow Kamala wins, she'd have to deal with Xi Jinping," conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt said of the Chinese president. How would he handle her? Trump replied, Like a baby. He'd take all the candy away very quickly, Trump continued. She wouldn't have any idea what happened. It would be like a grand chess master playing a beginner. Trump has built his political career around name-calling, inventing jeers for his opponents going back to his first run for president in 2016, when he slammed Republican primary rivals like Low Energy Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, and Little" Marco Rubio, the Florida senator. The former president also has a long history of belittling women. But Trump has unleashed a special array of personal of

Trump presidency may harm Germany's economic growth amid trade war fears

The negative effects on EU GDP increase from 2025 to 2028, while the effects on US GDP are stronger in the first two years, with a GDP decline of 1.3 per cent with tariffs of 10 per cent

US election, UK budget, global tensions lower global vacancies: Survey

Companies in Singapore, the United States, Britain, Australia, and Germany reported the biggest falls in vacancies, with firms citing low business confidence as a key factor

Harris, Trump intensify campaigns with two weeks remaining to election day

As the election draws closer, Harris has been sharpening her attacks on Trump's fitness for office, often calling him "unstable" or "unhinged" and questioning his temperament

Trump criticises FEMA after hurricane Helene amid North Carolina election

Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation, but he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state. Trump was asked whether it was helpful to criticise hurricane relief workers after the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently paused its work in the area because of reports they could be targeted by militia. He responded by again attacking the agency and repeating the falsehood that the response was hampered because FEMA spent its budget helping people who crossed the border illegally, a claim that was debunked weeks ago by US Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., who stood behind Trump as he spoke. Well, I think you have to let people know how they're doing," Trump told reporters outside Asheville. If they were doing a great job, I think we should say that too ...

Harris campaign spends $270 mn in Sept, surpassing Trump's outlay of $78 mn

The campaigns are racing the final stretch of an extremely tight presidential contest, with many polls showing the two candidates neck-and-neck

Musk's election promise of $1 million daily giveaway sparks call for probe

The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influence the tightly contested presidential race

US presidential election looms over IMF and World Bank annual meetings

Global finance leaders face a major uncertainty as they meet in Washington next week: Who will win the U.S. presidential election and shape the policies of the world's biggest economy? Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris have spoken little about their plans for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. But their differing views on trade, tariffs and other economic issues will be on the minds of the finance leaders as they attend the financial institutions' annual meetings. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva alluded to what's at stake in a curtain-raiser speech Thursday ahead of the meetings. Without naming Trump, she warned that major players, driven by national security concerns, are increasingly resorting to industrial policy and protectionism, creating one trade restriction after another. She said trade will not be the same engine of growth as before, warning that trade restrictions are like pouri