Tonight, at 3:XNUMX AM Italian time, the long-awaited TV debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will begin. Between provocations, insults and ferocious attacks, the duel could change the fate of the US elections
A second Trump term could cost American families more than $2.600 a year, according to an analysis by the Peterson Institute. The proposed new tariffs would burden consumers and penalize exporters, with effects on the domestic and global economy
Stefano Luconi, a professor of American history in Padua who is closely following the American elections, highlights the importance of a statement by Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's candidate for the White House. Here's why
It is impossible to make reliable predictions today on the outcome of the American elections in November, but one thing is certain: the vote for the White House concerns Europe very, very closely and it is time for the Old Continent to wake up. Here…
Interview with Luigi Zanda, former parliamentarian and president of the Democratic Party senators: "Giorgia Meloni has missed the great opportunity to transform the center-right into a conservative and liberal European-style political force. The No to von der Leyen is only…
Despite being an unknown and remaining unfavorable in the polls for now, Kamala Harris' candidacy has surprised Trump who has so far only been able to oppose her with insults. And the usual lies
There is great anticipation on the markets today to evaluate the possible effects of Biden's exit and the recovery or otherwise of the Nasdaq after the debacle of the weekend. Also watch out for Bitcoin
Wide-ranging interview with Stefano Silvestri, a great expert in geopolitics and military affairs and former President of the Iai. "Prime Minister Meloni made a mistake by excluding herself from the European government and above all by excluding Italy from the concession of the Greats. Trump has not…
At the moment Trump has the wind at his back but the games for the White House are not yet over and Donald does not have the majority of the 130-150 million Americans who will vote in November. The Dems can go back to…
While we await the indications of the European Central Bank, the stock markets are rising in a session full of "irons in the fire" with politics in the foreground from one side of the ocean to the other. In Piazza Affari Unieuro is approaching prices…
Tsmc, a Taiwanese company, reports revenue of NT$2024 billion in Q673,51 2, exceeding expectations. Revenues up 2024%. However, Donald Trump's statements and geopolitical tensions threaten the future...
What is really behind the effervescence of American stock markets? Curiously, mid caps are doing better than Big Tech and promise to continue. Europe awaits white smoke over von der Leyen
Fnac Darty has launched a takeover bid on the Italian distributor of consumer electronics and household appliances presented jointly with Ruby Equity Investment with a valuation of 12 euros per share, with a premium of 42%. Exilorluxottica has instead undertaken two new…
Vance, 39, a former marine and author of the bestseller "American Elegy", beat rivals Rubio and Burgum. The tycoon's new speech after the attack on Thursday, the announcement: it will be a softer speech, based on unity. The Republican convention approves the change on abortion.…
As always when an element of uncertainty disappears, Wall Street resumed its run after the failed attack on Trump. The influx of capital into America can cause an increase in rates in the weakest countries, starting…
The failed attack on Trump brings a sigh of relief to American markets while the luxury crisis hits European stock markets, especially France but not only
European stock markets below parity awaiting Wall Street. Burberry and Swatch send luxury into the red, while the attack on Trump strengthens the dollar and cryptocurrencies
Interview with political scientist Roberto D'Alimonte of Luiss. "The emotional wave aroused by the attack can shift even a few votes that make the difference to Trump's advantage in a key state like Pennsylvania." Even before, Biden's weakness was working in his favor...
Gunshots fired at Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. The former President was wounded and the attacker was immediately killed by a Secret Service sniper. The events mark the presidential campaign in blood. Biden: "There is no room for this violence in America"
In an interview with ABC, Joe Biden insists: "I am the most qualified for the White House and I will beat Trump again", but half the party is pushing for withdrawal and donors are closing their wallets
"A disaster, a shock" is the comment that leaked from the Democratic Party after a debate in which Biden appeared confused, uncertain and weak. Trump more disciplined, but dozens of fake news and little substance
Anticipation is mounting for the first (of two) debates tonight between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in view of the US presidential elections. Immigration, inflation and geopolitics are the hot topics. CNN leaves nothing to chance to "contain" the two candidates
The television broadcaster CNN made it known that the match will take place with strict rules given the hostility between the two contenders and the precedents of the 2020 matches and that the moderators will use all the tools at their disposal to respect…
In the second part of our journey into US electoral rematches, Professor Stefano Luconi explores, from Bryan to Nixon, the cases in which the challenge of previous elections was renewed not only between the same candidates, but also with…
The duel between Trump and Biden heats up, with uncertain polls and the threat of protests. The outcome, predicted by a narrow margin, could depend on a handful of votes, thus defining the political era of the United States
Truth's debut marks a 40% jump and makes the Republican candidate for the White House euphoric. Saipem flies in Piazza Affari, Stellantis slips
Trump Media, the parent company of the Truth social network, debuted on the Nasdaq on Tuesday. Rain of purchases
In the primaries, Trump and Biden won by a landslide, almost making a full run but stumbling in Samoa. Haley wins only in Vermont. In the afternoon the official speech by the former ambassador announcing her withdrawal but "Trump must earn my votes"
First time a woman wins the Republican primaries. A symbolic victory that does not shift the balance. Trump remains firmly in the lead but in the meantime insults her by calling her "chicken brain". Tomorrow is "Super Tuesday"
General rebound in stock markets around the world with strengthening of the defense industry after Trump's outbursts on NATO but also of TV. Heineken, on the other hand, collapses after terrible accounts
The former US president explains that he would not hesitate to encourage Russia to attack Atlantic Pact allies who do not respect their financial commitments. And among these there is also our country. For the White House "words…
Interview with Professor Luconi, author of a book with goWare, on the mechanisms underlying the election of the President of the United States on November 5th
The current occupant of the White House received 96% of the vote, consolidating the support of African Americans. This result may represent a positive signal for the presidential elections on November 5th
Professor Stefano Lucoli, professor of History and Institutions of the Americas at the University of Padua, offers an exclusive look at the 2024 US presidential elections, analyzing the dynamics of the national conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties and the crucial role of the vice presidency
Both the leader of the League Salvini and the leader of the Five Star Movement Conte do not hide their sympathy for Trump and are rooting for his return to the White House but Trump brings with him the alliance with Putin, with good…
In this interview, Professor Stefano Lucoli, professor of History and institutions of the Americas at the University of Padua, explains how campaign financing for candidates in the US elections works
In the past he pressed the Democratic President from the left but now Bernie Sanders, icon of the American left, has no doubts: with Biden against Trump. Hats off to his intellectual honesty and also his political intelligence
In the Republican Party primaries the former president wins in the second American state after Iowa. With 85% of the ballots counted, 11 delegates go to Trump and he says: "Haley should withdraw", but his opponent replies: "The race is not over"
Trump's victory in Iowa alarms the markets which fear The Donald's return to the White House. The Red Sea crisis forces dozens of tankers to change course and increases the risk for oil. The…
The effects of the first electoral challenges of the year stand out: in Taiwan the anti-China party wins. On the internal front, the dossier on the former Ilva is in the foreground. Inflation data for December will be released on Tuesday
The first round of primary elections and caucuses begins on January 15 with the Republican caucus and the first part of the Democratic caucus in Iowa. Professor Stefano Luconi, author of the book "The race for the White House 2024" published by…
The American elections on November 5 will not only serve to choose a President but to decide between democracy and authoritarianism - The growth of support for Trump is a nightmare not only for America but for the whole world and…
The newly elected president has officially begun his mandate, with the support of Macri's liberals, who will be represented in the new government and will avoid "head shots". "There is no money, shock therapy is inevitable." Tensions at the ceremony with…
Sensational result of the primaries in Argentina where the local Trump, the sovereignist Javier Milei, collects 32% and clearly detaches his opponents with an incredible flop by the Peronists
The former US president is under investigation for the assault on Capitol Hill which took place on January 6, 2021. Four days to turn himself in. The Egyptian student accused of spreading false information was sentenced to three years in prison
Biden announced his candidacy despite the non-green age while the Republicans are looking for an alternative to Trump - Foreign policy and above all US-China relations at the center of the electoral campaign - Why Europe must hope in Biden
With a series of posts on his personal social network, Trump announced his imminent arrest and asked his supporters to "Protest, take back the country". New unrest is feared after Capitol Hill
Clashes and devastation of the Brazilian Parliament by fanatical supporters of Bolsonaro against the recent inauguration of the new president Lula - Police accused
The assault on Congress, which is still being investigated by a commission of inquiry, has left the country divided. Chaos in the Republicans for the election of the speaker. Here's what happened
Reverend Warnock's victory in Georgia is crucial for Democrats, but it also represents yet another personal defeat for Donald Trump
It is Musk's latest gimmick in a delicate moment for the social network. The online poll closes today at 19pm in the US. On his social network, the tycoon also responded to the invitation of the Northern League leader
With the victory of Mike Garcia in California, the Republicans won the majority in the House. Still 6 seats to be filled, but the margin is small. And there are already those who blame Trump. Here because
The pyrotechnic founder of Tesla definitively conquers Twitter and immediately revolutionizes the top by firing and escorting top managers out - What will be the future of the famous social media?
INTERVIEW WITH ECONOMIST BARRY EICHENGREEN of the University of Berkeley - "The US economy still appears strong but the Fed did not recognize overheating in time" - "There is concern about a possible break between the new Italian government and Brussels"
The social network is available on the Apple App Store and aims to become the point of reference for the conservative right
In this intervention on the NYT, Maureen Dowd connects the linguistic chaos of Joyce's Ulysses with the bizarre speech that dominates the highest instances of American politics
In the United States, two recent books that hypothesize the danger of a new civil war are taking center stage: here is, in the Italian version, what one of the leading commentators, Michelle Goldberg, writes in the New York Times, of whom Trump asked for the exclusion...
One year after the assault on Capitol Hill, US President Joe Biden changes his strategy and accuses Trump: he is to blame for the events of a year ago, he is a threat to America. The Donald's rerun on January 15th.…
On January 6, 2021 Trump supporters vandalized the seat of the US Congress to contest the election of Biden - The Donald cancels the press conference scheduled for today, but is working on re-nomination
The former president announced the arrival of Truth social which will be controlled by the Trump Media & Technology Group - The launch involves a SPAC that has been making sparks on the Nasdaq since yesterday - Here's the whole story
Will we end up removing the works of Pablo Picasso from museums or tearing down the statues of Christopher Columbus according to the mainstream of our times? The Economist asks it in an editorial, of which we publish the Italian version, which…
The main company headed by the former president and its CFO were indicted for tax crimes - The company: "Political investigation"
Exactly 12 years have passed since one of the most important "Chapter 11" in US history. That of General Motors was in fact the fourth major bankruptcy in the history of the stars and stripes. The bankruptcy of the first US automaker was…
In the US, the Biden administration has got off to a great start: 6 trillion for the economy, but above all two political bets, with the re-evaluation of the role of the state and the promise to ensure welfare for the less well-off classes - But there is the…
New York Times Earnings Continue to Grow Despite Global Economic Crisis, but Subscriptions Grow Slower Than Expected - Newspaper Talks 'Trump Effect'
The blockchain is an increasingly popular technology because it builds a new resource that escapes the hegemony of the Internet giants: if social media are accessed through it, it becomes difficult for anyone to control them
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook at Harvard, which over the years has become the most popular social network with 2,7 billion users - The intrusion into privacy and the political use of personal data as well as the permanence of too many fake news…
In his first speech as President, Biden pushed hard on the need to reunite the country and to defeat lies and divisions: "Democracy is precious, but fragile and today it won" - "Let's start from scratch, the world…
It's Inauguration Day - Biden and Harris take their seats in the White House in the most atypical ceremony in decades - From security measures to Trump's absence, here's everything you need to know
With each change of US President, the spoils system is triggered in the PA: the faithful of the old tenant of the White House leave and new ones arrive - This time there are over 4 changes, but the requests for…
Is it right that private companies like Twitter and Facebook decide to exclude the President of the United States from social networks? These are the questions raised by the Trump case that go far beyond the questionable figure of the tenant of the White House but…
INTERVIEW WITH GIANNI TAMBURI, number one of Tip - "In the global world, economy and finance have taken over politics" - "But Renzi has a thousand reasons about the Recovery" - "The stock market will rise again, the equity would be an own goal" -…
Nine days after Joe Biden took office, the House with a Democratic majority voted to open the impeachment procedure against Trump, accused of "inciting insurrection" - 10 Republicans also voted in favour, the resolution goes to the Senate but where could…
The political crises do not seem to shake the stock markets too much: the greater the effects on the yields of T-bonds and on the Btp-Bund spread - GM and Tesla flywheel
After the transfer from the Bank of Italy to the ECB of the possibility of printing money and setting rates, the weight of politics on the Italian financial market is no longer what it once was and in fact the winds of crisis on…
High tension in the US over the Trump case, while Moody's sends signals to Italy on debt risks - Bitcoin plummets, but the US excludes restrictions - Unicredit and MPS still in the spotlight on Piazza Affari
Profit-taking after the surge of recent days but also the tensions linked to the pandemic and the Trump case in the US push the stock markets downwards but the most sensational crash is that of Bitcoin - Generali "attractions"
Democrats officially file for impeachment - Trump accused of inciting insurrection - Pressure on Pence to invoke the 25th amendment
The recovery of the pandemic in China and the Trump emergency cool the stock markets, but Asia is pawing - Buy back for American banks - The S&P agency improves the rating of FCA before the merger with PSA
The new records on Wall Street signal that the financial markets have definitively turned their backs on Donald Trump - Meanwhile, the car is sparking: Hyundai's increase (+19%) is stratospheric for the negotiations on car batteries with Apple and increase…
The American Stock Exchange archives Trump with a poker of records and looks at the new economic course of Biden -Bitcoin over 40 thousand dollars - Hyundai-Apple negotiations on the car - Piazza Affari at 10-month highs
By setting himself against the entire American system and fomenting revolt, Trump hanged himself on January 6 - But his disaster also sinks the dangerous sovereignist illusions, initially suggested by Bannon and emphasized by Salvini &…
The day after Trump's assault on the US Congress, Wall Street and above all the Nasdaq are back on track appreciating Biden's victory in Georgia and its effects on his economic policy - In Piazza Affari the banks shine in…
More than the revolt of Trump fans, the markets are focusing on the effects of the Dem victory in Georgia: Big Tech suffers and banks and cyclicals rise and above all the yields of T-Bonds - Record capitalization in Piazza Affari…
The armed assault on the US Capitol causes clashes, injuries and four deaths, but in the end Congress ratifies the victory of Biden, who also won the majority in the Senate with his success in Georgia - Trump in the end…
The wait for the result of the vote in Georgia, on which control of the US Senate depends, keeps the Stock Exchanges anxious, which would prefer a balanced solution between the Dems and the Republicans in order to favor an economic policy without jerks -…
Gold, Bitcoin and oil are holding back – Stellantis debuts on 16 – What happened to Jack Ma? – Lvmh records
New historical record for the six-month Bot - Twist in the US Senate: the extraordinary anti-pandemic check is skipped and Trump is furious - All Chinese stock markets are on the rise
Trump's go-ahead for American aid against the pandemic, the consensual release of Brexit and the launch of anti-Covid vaccinations give oxygen to the markets - Moncler and Pirelli shine in Piazza Affari -
After the Brexit agreement and the start of mass vaccinations, US aid against the pandemic gives the markets another reason to trust - China scolds Alibaba (-7,3%) - Mediaset-Vivendi tension rises
On Monday, December 14, the big voters officially elect the new president - Despite Trump's accusations, the games are over - Here's what will happen
Many Europeans and Italians think that with the presidential elections the US has radically turned the page but underestimate the fact that Trump is still the banner of a third of the electorate and that Biden's margins of action will be more…
Stock exchanges euphoric all over the world for the green light for the Trump-Biden transition, the arrival of Yellen in the US treasury and the imminence of vaccines - The Dow reaches all-time highs, exceeding the psychological threshold of 30…
Trump has agreed to step aside, while Biden chooses Yellen for the US Treasury seat: the news arrived yesterday too late for Wall Street to celebrate to the end, but the satisfaction of the markets is clear -…
His appointment will be made official on Tuesday, together with that of the new security adviser and the US ambassador to the UN - Blinken will have the task of mending the international relations of the United States, to say the least frayed by the Trump administration
US Treasury threatens not to extend anti-Covid aid and Fed rages - Hungary and Poland continue to hold back Recovery Fund take-off - Restless stocks and gold at lows
Saturday 14 November the new episode of the Lancette dell'economia by Fabrizio Galimberti and Luca Paolazzi will be released on FIRSTonline, answering all the main questions about the Italian and international economic situation
After the slides of recent days, the Nasdaq restarts (+2%) - More good news coming from vaccines, but Trump's legal guerrilla warfare keeps the markets in tension - After the arrest of Castellucci, Atlantia and Cdp are preparing for…
With the overtaking of Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania, the Democrat Joe Biden conquers the White House: he is the 46th president of the United States, which however the outgoing president does not intend to recognize and indeed threatens legal warfare - VIDEO.
The probable election of Biden changes the state of relations with Europe that the new American president will need to face the Chinese challenge - Trump has lost in the USA but not the Republicans, with all that…
