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US stocks fall on hint of Trump win

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
ABC/Washington Post poll on presidential race gave one point lead to the Republican candidate IFM Correspondent November 3, 2016: US stocks fell to the lowest since July amidst the uncertainty surrounding the presidential election after one poll suggested Donald Trump could win. The latest ABC/Washington Post poll shows US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald...
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Fintech

Tech companies beat banks in political lobbying in the US

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Silicon Valley spend is double that of banks IFM Correspondent October 27, 2016: That banks in the US cozy up to politicians is known to all. However, a study by Bloomberg shows that it is no longer just Wall Street, but also Silicon Valley which is getting into political lobbying. Bloomberg has stated that the...
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Business Leaders

Clinton accuses Russia of interference in US presidential election

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Says President Vladimir Putin sees Trump victory as an advantage IFM Correspondent September 6, 2016: Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has accused Russia of interfering with the US elections. “It is almost unthinkable”, Clinton said referring to reports of Russia’s alleged involvement in US elections citing the hacking of Democratic National Committee’s emails. “We’ve never had...
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Business Leaders

Nigel Farage urges US to vote for Trump

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Says will not vote for Clinton even if he gets paid for it IFM Correspondent August 25, 2016: Outgoing UKIP (UK Independence Party) leader Nigel Farage urged Republicans to “get your walking boots on” and drum up support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Farage addressed around 15,000 activists in Mississippi and said the party...
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Business Leaders

Bolivia’s Evo Morales wins a third consecutive term

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Left-leaning president, an Aymara Indian and a former coca farmer, becomes the longest serving leader and incumbent head of state in the Andean country Kamilia Lahrichi October 17,2014:Since his first election in 2005, Evo Morales has propelled economic growth in what was once one of the worst performing economies in Latin America, and enacted redistributive...
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