Global markets cheer to ‘gridlock’ after Democrats sweep US midterms Markets Global stocks rallied after the Democratic party swept the US midterm elections settings the country up for political “gridlock”. Democrats flipped control of both the House of Representatives and Senate, handing the party greater domestic control over US policy and introducing a major blocker to President Donald Trump’s agenda. In the US, a bill must [...]
Manchester United director Glazer donates $220,000 to Trump ahead of midterms Sport Business Manchester United director Edward Glazer has emerged as the leading donor to President Trump’s Republican Party among the Premier League’s sizeable American ownership contingent ahead of the US midterm elections. Glazer, whose family owns the majority of Manchester United, has donated over $220,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2026 through his Tampa Bay Buccaneers [...]
UK threatened with sanctions if Starmer blocks Musk’s X Tech The UK has been warned it could face US sanctions if Sir Keir Starmer attempts to block Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, amid mounting concern over its AI tool generating sexualised images of women and children. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican Congresswoman and ally of Donald Trump, said she was drafting legislation that would [...]
Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk amid spending bill feud July 1, 2025 President Donald Trump has escalated his public feud with Elon Musk, suggesting the country’s immigration enforcement system could be turned against the Tesla and Space X chief. This was triggered by Musk’s renewed attacks on the Republican-backed tax and spending ‘one big beautiful bill’ currently under Senate debate. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday while heading [...]
Elon Musk says his Trump attacks “went too far” June 11, 2025 Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regrets a series of social media posts attacking US President Donald Trump, suggesting a potential truce in what had become one of the most volatile public splats between two of the Republican party’s most powerful influencers. “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They [...]
How ‘technocrat’ Harris became more controversial that ‘populist’ Trump November 12, 2024 The real reason Harris’ Democrats lost the US election was their failure to acknowledge what many voters have sensed for a long time: that the bureaucratic class has increasingly (even if unknowingly) become an enemy of the people, says Mark Brolin Losing is never fun, especially not in the very public gladiator arena of politics. [...]
Trump won’t end ‘double taxation’ of Americans overseas, accountancy firm warns November 8, 2024 Donald Trump’s presidency is unlikely to mean a tax break for Americans living in the UK despite his pledge to end the system of so-called ‘double taxation’, an accountancy firm has warned. The Republican President-elect said during his campaign that he would reform the taxation of millions of US citizens overseas if he were re-elected [...]
US election timings: Your guide to watching the results November 5, 2024 After months of a closely fought battle, one of the most unpredictable US election campaigns in generations is drawing to a close. Polls have opened stateside and Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still neck and neck, as voters begin to cast the ballots for the Republican or Democrat parties. For UK watchers, following the [...]
Want to beat the market like a member of Congress? Now you can August 15, 2024 US politicians have long come under fire for their stock trading activity. Politicians’ trades have been shown to perform twice as well as the market average. In some high-profile cases, members of Congress have bought into companies just days before their share prices skyrocketed after positive developments. Now, Etoro has launched three new portfolios to [...]
US election 2024: Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as Democrat running mate August 6, 2024 Kamala Harris is expected to select Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential pick ahead of the November election.