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Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500

Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin all stormed higher Wednesday as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for…

AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change return Trump to the White House

AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change return Trump to the White House

By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A disaffected electorate wanted former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a blatant rejection of Vice President Kamala Harris and her nearly four years with…

The first car made during Soviet-era in Poland goes on display 73 years later

The first car made during Soviet-era in Poland goes on display 73 years later

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) — The very first car produced in Soviet-era Poland after World War II went on display Friday near Warsaw after it was tracked down…

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep…

Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to…

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies on Election Day as economy remains solid

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies on Election Day as economy remains solid

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing the economy…