US Election

What impact did Russia play in the 2016 presidential election? While it may be impossible to quantify, we may soon get a better understanding of some of the inner workings, as Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s executives will be speaking with government officials. Twitter executives will brief members...

President-elect Donald Trump will host some of the biggest names in technology for a summit on Wednesday. According to a Reuters report, the following companies will be represented at the event: Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL...

Shares of Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (NYSE: RH) plunged more than 15 percent on Friday after the company slashed its full-year guidance in conjunction with its third-quarter earnings report, citing "consumer softness" during the U.S. presidential election cycle. Restoration Hardware also...

At first glance, GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) CEO Matt Maloney couldn't have made it clearer in an email to all of his employees: if you supported Donald Trump in the presidential race, you need to resign immediately. "I absolutely reject the nationalist, anti-immigrant and hateful...

President-elect Donald Trump is likely to face a major dilemma when it comes to his views on the stock market. The majority of Trump's personal wealth stems from real estate, but he does hold some investments in stocks. According to Time, Trump held a few blue-chip stocks in his investment...

One of the more time-honored American traditions is voting and threatening to move if their political party of choice doesn't win. Here is a look at some of the celebrities who may be taking a closer look at making good on their pledge to move after Donald Trump won the race to the White...

Investors across the world are waking up to the new reality that President Elect Donald Trump will succeed President Barack Obama. Once it became apparent that Trump secured the victory, the futures market tumbled and many currency pairs saw heavy activity. Precious metals, including gold, also...

Within hours, the world will know if Hillary Clinton will become the first female president of the United States or if Donald Trump will be moving from his Trump Tower penthouse to the White House. Credit Suisse's public policy team is calling for a Clinton victory, a slight edge to the...

Deutsche Bank's Parag Thatte commented in a research report Friday that investors are positioning their portfolios in several ways to hedge the too-close-to call U.S. election race, which for the time being is skewed toward a Clinton victory. According to Thatte's research, U.S. equity funds saw...

After more than a year of rallies, primaries, debates, controversies and scandals, we’re only one day from the Presidential election--meaning investors are closer than ever to that long-awaited clarity on how the election will be felt in the markets.  Chris Versace, CIO & co-...