Paddy Power paid $1m early to people who bet on Clinton, and now has forked out $4.5m to customers to backed Trump November 9, 2016 Betting firm Paddy Power are in hot water after this morning's election result. It paid out over $1m early to customers who made bets on Hillary Clinton, just after the sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump came out. Read more: Trump wins the White House Did they learn NOTHING from Brexit? Nothing is ever off the [...]
US Presidential election 2016: Politicians around the world react to Donald Trump victory November 9, 2016 Politicians around the world have been reacting this morning to news that Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. Trump surged past rival Hillary Clinton to take 276 electoral college votes, against Clinton's 218. In his victory speech, the property tycoon and former US Apprentice presenter said: "I want to [...]
How did UK politicians react to Donald Trump’s victory? November 9, 2016 Donald Trump has won the US Presidential Election, and no one is sure how to react. The markets are down, the currency is all over the place and people have woken up in Britain confused and worried about what the future might hold for international relations. And what does this mean for the special relationship? [...]
One lucky punter just won half a million pounds on a Trump win November 9, 2016 Trump's the winner and Clinton's the loser of the US Presidential election. But, there's another person who's also a big winner of the night. One incredibly brave punter threw caution to the wind, taking no notice of what the polls said and instead going with some sort of instinct. Read more: LIVE BLOG: Presidential Election – Hillary [...]
This is what Donald Trump’s victory means for AT&T, Time Warner and global M&A November 9, 2016 Donald Trump’s presidency represents worrying news for – well, a lot of people. But dealmakers across the world will be among them, with the Republican expected to be bad news for global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. In the lead-up to the election, Trump pledged that he would not allow the biggest deal of the year – [...]
FTSE 100 down 144 points, FTSE 250 down 300 points after Trump wins US Presidential election November 9, 2016 The markets opened London with huge drops as Donald Trump wins the US presidential election. The FTSE 100 was down 144 points, around two per cent to 6696.3, and the FTSE 250 opened down 300 points. However, later much of it was recovered. The prospect spooked US investors, as traders move to shift stocks. Gold has risen around 4.9 per cent [...]
Hillary Clinton has conceded to Donald Trump November 9, 2016 Hilary Clinton has conceded defeat to rival Donald Trump who is now officially the next US President John Podesta, chairman of the Clinton campaign took to the stage earlier at its headquarters and told supporters to "head home, [and] get some sleep" and that Clinton nor the campaign would have anything more to say until [...]
Take a deep breath. Here are some of Donald Trump’s policies, pledges and promises November 9, 2016 As Donald Trump closes in on victory in the race for the White House, here are some of the policies he has promised: The wall Possibly Trump’s most infamous pledge, the Republican wants to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. Not only that, he wants the Mexicans to pay for it. Read [...]
US Presidential election 2016: Global markets “in a bloodbath” as Donald Trump looks set for White House victory over Hillary Clinton November 9, 2016 As Donald Trump looks set to be named President of the US, analysts have issued dire warnings on global markets – with one expert describing a "bloodbath" as the election results roll in. Trump is currently leading the race for the White House with 244 electoral college votes against Hillary Clinton's 215. The Mexican peso, [...]
US Presidential election 2016: Peso plunges to record low as Donald Trump moves towards the White House November 9, 2016 The Mexican peso has plummeted 11.5 per cent early this morning, as Republican candidate Donald Trump moves towards victory in the US Presidential election. Mexico's central bank has announced it will hold a news conference this morning after the peso hit its lowest levels in history. Economists have said the bank is likely to raise its key [...]