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By Medha Singh (Reuters) – U.S. company executives are talking much more about the upcoming presidential election than they did four years ago as a wider policy rift between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump raises questions around taxes, tariffs and pricing power. In company earnings calls over the two months ended Aug. 15, mentions …

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By Tom Bergin, Lawrence Delevingne and Koh Gui Qing (Reuters) – Donald J. Trump’s golf club in Jupiter, Florida, where multi-million-dollar villas flank the greens of an 18-hole course, reflects the new geography of his family business. Long based in New York, the Trump Organization has gravitated recently to Florida’s southeast coast, where its golf …

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By Tom Bergin (Reuters) – Reuters sought to estimate the cashflow being generated by former President Donald J. Trump’s various businesses to try to understand how that business has changed over the past decade and the extent to which over $500 million in court judgments against him may put strains on that business. Reuters used …

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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are grappling with the market implications of a possible Kamala Harris presidential administration, which could pressure corporate profits through higher taxes while weighing on consumer staples and boosting solar energy. Harris’ nomination is in focus this week at the Democratic convention after her late entry following President …

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(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Monday that Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will not do a Fox News debate that was under consideration for Sept. 4. Trump said that he instead agreed to do a televised town hall, anchored by Sean Hannity, …

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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump has posted a fake social media image of pop superstar Taylor Swift asking people to vote for him in the November election. A Sunday entry by the Republican candidate on Truth Social showed Swift dressed in red, white and blue with a caption that said …

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By Bianca Flowers, Disha Raychaudhuri, Gabriella Borter and Allende Miglietta (Reuters) – Black grassroots organizers are kicking off multi-state bus tours and raising millions of dollars for voter engagement and mobilization efforts in key battleground states, in hopes of helping secure Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid ahead of the November presidential election.  Reuters …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the Democratic National Convention that begins on Monday in Chicago, Ardern’s spokesperson said on Monday, confirming earlier media reports. Along with attending the event, Ardern would be participating in a side event at the national convention, the spokesperson said in an …

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