US election: Which Premier League owners are backing Harris and Trump? November 5, 2024 One of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. But which Premier League owners backed which candidate in this year’s US election? Manchester United’s co-owning brothers Edward and Avram Glazer will have contrasting emotions come tomorrow, with the siblings backing opposing sides in the US election. The sporting [...]
City holds off on big bets ahead of knife-edge US election November 4, 2024 City of London traders are refraining from big bets on US government debt and the dollar as the US election enters its final days on a knife edge, analysts have told City AM. With the last election taking four days to call, and polls suggesting Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck and neck heading [...]
Expect anti-growth policies whoever wins the US election November 4, 2024 The result may be too close to call, but both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are proposing measures that could damage the US economy, says Kallum Pickering As America heads to the polls today, markets are still guessing about who will win. Last week, it looked like Republican candidate Donald Trump had nosed ahead. But [...]
The Notebook: Embracing Trump shows just how far the Tory Party has fallen November 4, 2024 The embrace of Trump by senior Tory figures shows just how removed the party is from the British electorate, writes James Chapman.
Why uncertainty over the US election is a nightmare for investors November 2, 2024 Uncertainty over the US election has put portfolio risk front of mind, as investors seek to both protect themselves from volatility and ensure they are well placed to take advantage of the successful candidate’s policies, says Colin Clunie This year’s US Presidential Election, set to take place on 5 November, is predicted to be one [...]
Hundreds gather for Tommy Robinson’s protest which he will miss in custody October 26, 2024 Hundreds of Tommy Robinson supporters are gathering in central London for a planned protest which the political activist will miss after he was remanded into custody by police. Chants of “Oh Tommy, Tommy” and “We want Starmer out” were heard outside Victoria station ahead of the Unite The Kingdom rally on Saturday. The demonstration is [...]
The Apprentice: Is the Trump biopic fake news? October 24, 2024 The Apprentice, a film directed by Iranian-Danish Ali Abbasi out last week in the UK, constitutes a brutal character assassination against presidential candidate Donald Trump. Focusing on the years 1973 to the early 1980s, it tracks Trump’s rise from real estate mogul’s awkward son (he’s literally knocking on doors collecting rents) to the man liberals [...]
Labour activists are right to campaign for Harris October 24, 2024 It’s easy to laugh at try-hard Labour staffers wanting to get involved in US politics by campaigning for Kamala Harris, but what happens in America matters to us all, says Will Cooling We’ve all experienced the horror of returning from holiday to a massive backlog of work emails and urgent tasks, but few have experienced [...]
Bitcoin’s surge is thanks to one thing: Donald Trump’s improving ratings October 22, 2024 Donald Trump’s rising chances in the upcoming presidential election are helping bitcoin’s price come back close to its all-time high. Bitcoin’s price is up 11.5 per cent in the last ten days, and 26 per cent from its seven-month low in September, and analysts are pointing to a simple reason for the spike: Trump. Trump’s [...]
Audioboom shares soar on record profit with US election to boost podcast demand October 15, 2024 Audioboom shares soared nearly 19 per cent on Tuesday as the podcast streamer posted record revenue and profit, and said it is set to “significantly outperform” expectations, especially with demand from the US election. The London-listed company booked record third quarter revenue of $18.8m (£14.4m), up from $14m (£10.7m) in the same period last year. It [...]