The national Democratic Party is deploying nearly $2 million to boost down-ballot candidates in 11 states where the presidential election is not expected to be competitive, targeting specific races ...

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Global markets mostly stumble following hotter-than-expected US jobs report

Far-right parties made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday, leading French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap election. This caused the euro to drop to its lowest price in nearly a mon ...

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In the Market: How the US is daring the world to find a dollar alternative

The United States is merrily chipping away at the pillars that hold up the dollar as the world's reserve currency, with the latest blows coming from some powerful Americans questioning the rule of law ...

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US pork market: Prop 12’s power looks to be dwindling

The US House Agriculture Committee has just passed its so-called Farm Bill for the year, which the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says will “fix” the many Prop 12 issues that are “plaguing ...

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Stock market today: Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs report

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National ...

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