FBI warns of fabricated videos making false claims of polling-place problems
One video claims — falsely, the bureau emphasizes — that there have been 9,000 complaints about malfunctioning voting ...
Republicans pick up Senate seat in West Virginia and rebuff Florida challenge
Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe ...
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems says there’s ‘substantial doubt’ about its ability to keep operating
Aircraft-parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said that there was “substantial doubt” about its ability ...
Trump proxy stock ‘DJT’ closes 1% lower after wild session
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. finished down 1.2% on Election Day after a wild session. Earlier in the ...
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Alaska voters contend with Election Day issues as they decide single House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters were deciding Tuesday a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat that could help ...
How Trump may deliver lower oil prices but ‘mixed’ performances for oil and gas stocks
How could the White House race’s outcome shake up the fossil-fuel industry? Analysts anticipate that Trump could deliver ...
Economy ranks as No. 2 issue for voters, initial exit polls say
While Americans remain frustrated about elevated prices due to inflation, the economy didn’t actually rank as the No. 1 issue ...
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Next president may have to deal with a downgrade to U.S. credit rating: BNY
Pity the winner? Burgeoning debt levels could stoke a crisis for whoever prevails in Tuesday's close-fought presidential ...
Treasury-yield curve takes shape associated with a Trump victory as early results roll in
The Treasury-yield curve was in the process of bear steepening as Tuesday evening's early voting results continued to arrive, a trading pattern that strategists have associated with a victory by ...
Dow futures rally indicates market is 'anticipating a Trump victory': CFRA's Stovall
It's early, but market action as results come in Tuesday night indicates that investors see a path for Donald Trump to return to the White House, a veteran Wall Street strategist told MarketWatch.
Ex-defense contractor ‘Fat Leonard’ sentenced to 15 years in huge bribery scheme
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for ...
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What are markets doing as results come in?
With results coming in from key states, the U.S. dollar is appreciating against the Mexican peso and Treasury yields are rising. As MarketWatch's Vivien Lou Chen reports, the foreign exchange market ...