On Thursday, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) DESIGNATED that it would cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps), or 0.25%, due to “somewhat elevated” inflation and an unemployment rate that “climbed but remains low.” The rate is now 4.5% to 4.75%, from 4.75% to 5%. A lower federal funds…

Japanese automaker Nissan reported a loss Thursday for the fiscal quarter, prompting the company to announce it is laying off 9,000 people, about 6% of its workforce. Nissan models did not sell well in the US last quarter. Makoto Uchida, Nissan's CEO, told reporters that he is taking the situation “very seriously.” according to AP—…

On election day, an anonymous trader named “Trump whale“I was lucky. Or maybe it was more than luck. Not only did he predict that Donald Trump would win the presidencybut he also bet heavily that Trump would win the popular vote and triumph in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Related: Here's how Donald Trump's victory will…

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Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House in January after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 US election with 291 electoral votes. As vote counting continues in several key states, business leaders are taking to social media and sharing their thoughts on the close of a highly contentious election cycle….