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In Michigan, with 86% of expected votes tallied, President Donald Trump has 49.4% and former Vice President Joe Biden has 48.9%, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research. Earlier in the day, Trump’s lead was 52% in the state with 79% of votes tallied and the narrowing gap seems to be helping …

Former Vice President Joe Biden has 49.5% and US President Donald Trump has 48.8% of the votes in Wisconsin with 97% of expected votes tallied so far, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has said its legal teams will be ready if President Donald Trump implements his threat to go to court to try to stop the vote count. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump prematurely declared victory in the election. He said: “We are going to the United …

The state of Nevada will not resume counting votes until 0900 PST (1700 GMT) on Thursday, Reuter reported on Wednesday, citing Edison Research. The latest data shows that President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are tied at 49% in the state with 85% of estimated votes tallied …

Former Vice-President Joe Biden has won Arizona. He is leading against President Donald Trump by a large margin in the southwestern state. Joe Biden is losing ground in battleground Florida, which is now called for President Donald Trump. In Arizona’s Senate race, Democrat Mark Kelly won against Republican incumbent Marhta …

US construction spending rose less than expected in September, as a drop in spending on public projects overshadowed some of the private sector investment gains. The US Commerce Department said on Monday that spending on construction increased 0.3% in September. The ministry revised down data for August to show spending …

The business activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded at an impressive pace in October with the ISM Manufacturing PMI jumping to 59.4 from 55.4 in September. This reading beat analysts’ estimate of 55.8 by a wide margin. Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid Index rose …

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in September rose 0.2% on a monthly basis, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday. On a yearly basis, the PCE Price Index increased to 1.4% from 1.3% in August (revised from 1.4%). Additionally, the annual Core PCE Price Index, the …

Personal Income in the US rose by 0.9% on a monthly basis in September following August’s contraction of 2.5%, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday. This reading came in slightly better than the market expectation for an increase of 0.4%. Further details of the report revealed that …

There were 751,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 24th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 791,000 (revised from 787,000) and came in slightly better than the market expectation …