Tag: Mark
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Mark Cuban speaks out against piece of Harris’ tax plan while campaigning for her
PHOENIX — Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said Saturday while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris that he would campaign against her if he thought she would tax wealthy people’s “unrealized gains,” which is part of the tax plan she has endorsed. The comments came at a town hall event attended by local Arizona entrepreneurs, which …
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Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs and mark the year’s longest winning streak
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to new record highs Friday, sealing six straight weeks of gains. The broad market benchmark advanced 0.40% to close at 5,864.67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to end at 43,275.91. The Nasdaq Composite, led by a post-earnings jump in Netflix, ended the day up 0.63% at…
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Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban, to reprise the role he played for Hillary Clinton in 2016 by holding a series of high-profile appearances alongside the vice president and her husband this week. Cuban appeared with Harris…
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Boeing factory strike crosses 1-month mark as pressure mounts on new CEO
It’s been just over a month since more than 30,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job after overwhelmingly voting down a tentative contract. Costs and tensions have only risen since then. The strike is adding to pressure on Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, who was brought in over the summer to solve the plane maker’s various troubles. The strike, which S&P…
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Trump, Harris mark Oct. 7 terrorist attacks
Share White House marks one year since Hamas attack on Israel Biden and Harris are marking a year since Hamas attacked Israel, launching the start of a bloody war that shows no sign of ending soon. The president and the first lady, Jill Biden, will participate in a candle lighting ceremony with a rabbi, the…
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Mark Zuckerberg is now world’s second-richest person, ahead of Jeff Bezos
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the world’s second richest person, reports CNBC. Zuckerberg’s net worth reached $206.2 billion on Thursday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, topping the $205.1 billion net worth of the former Amazon CEO and president. The Facebook co-founder now trails Tesla chief Elon Musk by roughly $50 billion, the…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ is back to tackle a wild election and mark 50 years on air
America is in the home stretch of an abbreviated presidential race unlike any other. But after the chaos of the last few months, one thing is certain: “Saturday Night Live” will be on hand to skewer it all. NBC’s landmark sketch comedy series returns this weekend just in time to satirize the reshuffled fight for…
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Mark Robinson treated for burns after campaign event ‘incident,’ campaign confirms
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson “is currently being treated for burns,” his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night. “Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Airy. He is in good spirits,” said Mike Lonergan, Robinson’s communications director. Lonergan was responding…
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Mark your bodies so we can ID you
PERRY, Fla. — The Taylor County sheriff has a grim warning for residents who have chosen to ignore evacuation orders and wait out Hurricane Helene at home: Mark yourself with your information so officials can identify you later. Taylor County is expecting to take a direct hit from the Category 4 storm that’s expected to…
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Four Mark Robinson staffers step down from embattled campaign
Four top staff members of Mark Robinson‘s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced Sunday as the candidate faces calls from Republicans to do the same. The campaign’s comment did not link the staff departures to the bombshell CNN report alleging Robinson, a Republican, made antisemitic and racist comments years ago on a…