Korean Stocks Gain After Losing $100 Billion to Political Crisis – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — South Korean stocks rose on Tuesday, on track for their first daily gain since a brief period of martial law last week plunged the country into political turmoil. The won rose slightly against the dollar. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg The Kospi index rose as much as 2.4% in morning trading after recent […]
‘Political price to pay’: Trump orbit expected to ramp up Ernst criticisms while she withholds Hegseth support
President-elect Donald Trump's allies are expected to step up their criticism of Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, who has been slow to express support for Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for defense secretary. “It’s really simple: If you oppose President Trump’s nominees, you oppose Trump’s policies and you pay a political price for that. We are […]
South Korean political chaos all works to Kim Jong Un's benefit
The warmth of Korean-American relations during President Yoon Seok-yeol was incredible. US and South Korean militaries conduct joint exercise, President Biden meets with Yun and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold hands Last year it was “three-way” ecstasy at Camp David. But now, suddenly and without warning, we have entered a new era with Yun. […]
Dakotas poised for newfound political prominence with Senate, Trump Cabinet leaders picked from heartland
In 2025, the Trump administration and Congress are poised to represent a significant realignment of political power, shifting its focus from the East and West Coasts to the center after decades of domination of the coasts. Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the Senate majority leader. President-elect Trump has nominated South Dakota […]
German court fines activist who criticized political Islam just months after his stabbing by Afghan refugee
An Afghan immigrant committed a brutal stabbing and slaughter at an anti-jihad rally in the German city of Mannheim on May 31st. 29-year-old police officer Ruben Raul attacked five demonstrators, including michael stulzenbergeran activist with the anti-jihad group Citizen Movement Pax Europe. Several months after Mr. Sturzenberger confirmed that fear with the tip of a […]
Scott Walker calls nixing of landmark WI law that led to mass protests in 2011 a ‘brazen political action’
Former Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker They spoke out after a Madison county judge struck down key parts of a 2011 law targeting public employee unions. Dane County Judge Jacob Frost ruled that a provision of the law known as Act 10 that selectively exempts certain public employees from restrictions on unionization and collective bargaining […]
Democrats’ losing strategy could push a political realignment
One month after the Nov. 5 election, President-elect Donald Trump officially flipped Lake County, California. Trump's electoral victory in Lake County is the latest sign of a landslide victory for Trump in the 2024 cycle. Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to win the presidential election. Popularity vote In 20 years, it swept all […]
Billionaire shocks Joe Rogan with stories of right-wingers being ‘debanked’ for their political views
Joe Rogan recently interviewed Marc Andreessen, and what the tech investing legend told him was enough to make Rogan gasp. Dave Rubin plays a clip of a conversation about a right-wing tech entrepreneur being “robbed of his bank account” because of his political views. “Under current banking regulations, after all the reforms of the past […]
Trump Picks Peter Navarro, a Biden Political Prisoner, as Senior Counselor
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Peter Navarro as his senior adviser for trade and manufacturing. The nomination all but vindicates Mr. Navarro, 75, who was released in July after serving a four-month prison sentence for defying a parliamentary summons from the partisan Jan. 6 committee. It turns out. Navarro spoke at the Republican National […]
Stock market today: Global stocks mixed, Kospi down 1.4%, as South Korea's political drama calms – Yahoo Finance
HONG KONG (AP) – Global stocks were mixed Wednesday, with the Kospi in Seoul falling less than 2% after an overnight political drama in South Korea heightened uncertainty in the region. France's CAC40 index rose 0.3% to 7,278.18 in early trade as the minority government faces crisis. vote of no confidence Congress on Wednesday after […]