November 12, 20240 Comments

Opposition secures landslide victory in Mauritius election | Elections News

Former prime minister Navin Ramgoolam has won a third term in the Indian Ocean nation, official results show. Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam has won a landslide victory in Mauritius’s parliamentary vote, the election commission said. The Office of the Electoral Commissioner said on Tuesday that Rangoolam and his Alliance of Change (ADC) coalition won 62.6 percent of the vote, securing the three-time former prime minister a fourth term. The ADC

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’? | US Election 2024 News

In a November 10 appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, United States Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders dismissed a question from host Dana Bash about whether Democrats’ poor showing in the 2024 election came down to messaging over policy. “It’s not messaging, Dana,” Sanders said. He said the economy has been weak for average Americans for decades. “It has to be put into an overall context where, in the

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Canadians and Mexicans nervously watch the US election

Getty Images The Peace Bridge between Port Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, carries more than one million trucks, and more than five million cars, every year As Americans prepare to vote for their next president, Canadians and Mexicans are watching on nervously. For some Canadians living next to the US border, politics isn’t a topic often discussed. “You don’t talk politics and you don’t talk religion,” says 85-year-old Ernie,

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November 10, 20240 Comments

Retailers brace for DEI blowback ahead of election, holiday

A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Bud Light has faced backlash after the company sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. Natalie Behring | Getty Images Retailers are facing a tough equation as they head into the all-important holiday shopping season — this time over DEI initiatives. Companies are bracing for blowback

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November 9, 20240 Comments

BofA unpacks potential impact of US election on Consumer Finance stocks By Investing.com

Investing.com — As the U.S. election approaches, Bank of America analysts examined its potential impact on Consumer Finance stocks in a recent research memo.  The bank argued that while policy differences exist between candidates, “the health of the broader U.S. economy” will ultimately be more influential in driving sector fundamentals, particularly regarding unemployment and consumer financial health. One significant area of concern is said to be the regulatory environment surrounding mergers

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November 9, 20240 Comments

What’s at stake in general election?

PA Media This will be the first major electoral test for the Fine Gael leader When a politician insists they are not planning to call an election, it is best practice not to believe them. Simon Harris is now among that rank of party leaders. Having claimed for months that he wanted his government to serve its full term into next year, the temptation of positive polls has clearly proved

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November 9, 20240 Comments

What his election means for EVs

Production is now set to begin at the former Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, less than two years after GM announced the massive $2.2 billion investment to fully renovate the facility to build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors DETROIT – President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to send the U.S. electric vehicle industry into a period of uncertainty.

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