Biden-Harris Admin Shells Out Billions More For Battery Manufacturing As China Corners The Market

The Biden-Harris administration announced Friday it would award more than $3 billion in subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) battery projects as part of a broader effort to boost domestic production as China continues to dominate the market. The grants will go to 25 different battery manufacturing projects across 14 states and are intended to boost […]
Mexican Peso Declines for Third Consecutive Day Amid Global Dollar Rally and Market Volatility – Puerto Vallarta Daily News

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – The Mexican peso fell for a third straight day on Friday, reacting to a rise in the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged and offered an optimistic outlook for the economy. The peso was trading at 19.3391 pesos per U.S. dollar, down 0.20 percent compared with […]
US Dollar declines as market digests FOMC decision – FXStreet

The FOMC meeting ended with a 50 basis point cut in interest rates to a range of 4.75% to 5.00%. The dot plot suggests a gradual easing cycle implying three rate cuts in 2024. At a press conference, Chairman Powell stressed that the Fed is in no rush. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures […]
Economist Testifies Internet Giant Charges Up to 27% More for Ads than a ‘Competitive Market’

As Google's second antitrust trial of the year continues, a Boston University economist testified that Google's monopoly on the advertising market allows it to charge advertisers 19 to 27 percent more than would be allowed in a “competitive market.” Marketing Brew Reports The ongoing antitrust trial against Google has highlighted the tech giant's dominant position […]
Gold market analysis for September 19 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders – Kitco NEWS

Jim Wyckoff I have over 25 years of experience covering the stock, financial and commodity markets. I was a financial journalist for FWN Newswire Services for many years and have also worked as a reporter on the active commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist, I have covered every futures […]
Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday – CNBC

Top 10 Watchers for Wednesday, September 18 1. Wall Street is likely to have a quiet start to trading on Wednesday. Attention is focused on the Federal Reserve decision, due to be announced at 2 pm Eastern time. It remains to be seen whether the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis points or […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson says he’ll pull money from market if Kamala Harris wins presidential election

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has warned that he will pull his money out of US markets if Vice President Kamala Harris wins November's presidential election against former President Donald Trump. The Paulson & Company founder and megadonor to President Trump made the shocking revelation during an appearance on Fox Business' “The Cramer Countdown” […]
Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed ahead of Federal Reserve rate decision – Yahoo Finance

TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited an expected economic slowdown. Interest rate cuts This is the first time in more than four years that the Federal Reserve has done so. France's CAC 40 was down 0.2% at 7,474.92 at the open, while Germany's DAX was down just under […]
GOP Billionaire Says He Will Pull Funds from Stock Market if Harris Wins

Republican megadonor and hedge fund billionaire John Paulson said he would pull his money out of the stock market if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the next presidential election, citing “uncertainty” around how she would handle the economy. in Interview Paulson, founder of Paulson & Co., said in an interview with Fox Business host Liz […]
Stock market today: Wall Street stays stuck in place as it counts down to a rate cut – The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were flat on Tuesday, with Wall Street seeing fewer big moves than expected. First interest rate cut It's been more than four years. The S&P 500 rose 1.49 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5,634.58. It remains 0.6% below its all-time closing high set in July but briefly […]