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Trump pushes his finance chair Mnuchin for Treasury secretary - Fox Business | Reuters

WASHINGTON Donald Trump wants his presidential campaign finance chairman, Steven Mnuchin, to serve as his Treasury secretary if he wins the U.S. presidency, Fox Business Network reported on Thursday, citing sources.Mnuchin, a former partner at Goldman Sachs Group Inc who also founded the hedge fund company Dune Capital Management LP, joined the Republican presidential nominee's campaign in May as his chief fundraiser.Fox Business Network, citing unnamed sources from inside the Trump campaign, said the New York businessman has told his team he wants Mnuchin to lead the U.S.

South Carolina cop staged scene after shooting black man - prosecutor | Reuters

By Harriet McLeod | CHARLESTON, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. A South Carolina prosecutor accused a white former police officer on Thursday of staging a crime scene where he had just shot dead an unarmed black motorist, by moving a Taser closer to the handcuffed dead body so he could claim the victim had taken the stun gun.Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, 34, is on trial for murder over the shooting death of Walter Scott, 50

U.S. stocks dip as Facebook, election worries weigh | Reuters

By Tanya Agrawal U.S. stocks reversed course to trade lower on Thursday as concerns over the tightening race for the White House and a fall in Facebook's shares weighed on sentiment.Facebook fell as much as 5.9 percent to a more than three-month low of $119.61 after the social media giant warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter. The stock was the biggest drag on the S&P and the Nasdaq.The S&P was on track to close lower for an eight day, the index's longest losing streak since the financial crisis of 2008.Investors have been unnerved by the signs that the U.S.

Clinton holds slim lead over Trump in U.S. presidential race - polls | Reuters

WASHINGTON Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained her narrow lead over Republican rival Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race just days ahead of the Nov.

Clinton camp says FBI should say what it knows about Trump's Russia ties | Reuters

By Roberta Rampton and Mark Hosenball | DADE CITY, Fla.,/WASHINGTON DADE CITY, Fla.,/WASHINGTON A top aide to Hillary Clinton urged the FBI on Tuesday to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton's email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential nominee.The FBI opened a preliminary inquiry in recent months into allegations that Trump or his associates might have had questionable dealings with Russian people or businesses, but found no evidence to warrant opening a full investigation, according to sources familiar with the matter. The agency has not publicly discussed the probe.A week before Election Day, the Clinton campaign is trying to contain damage from an announcement by FBI Director James Comey on Friday that his agency was looking into new emails that might relate to Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state.Trump and other Republicans seized on Comey's announcement, which did not indicate any wrongdoing by Clinton, to intensify criticism of the Democratic candidate

Wall Street extends losses on election jitters | Reuters

By Tanya Agrawal Wall Street extended losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 near a four-month low, weighed down by weak construction spending data and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential election.Spending on construction unexpectedly fell in September that could lead to a mild downward revision to the third-quarter economic growth estimate.Investors have been cautious about taking large positions due to mounting uncertainty about next week's election and a potential U.S

Clinton camp assails FBI director, presses for details | Reuters

By Roberta Rampton | WHITE PLAINS, New York WHITE PLAINS, New York Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign ratcheted up the pressure on FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, saying that if he released inconclusive information about the Democratic candidate, he can do the same for her Republican rival.A week before Election Day, the Clinton campaign was working to contain damage from Comey's announcement on Friday of new emails that might pertain to a previously completed investigation into Clinton's use of a private server while she was secretary of state.Republican Donald Trump seized on the revelation, which indicated no wrongdoing on Clinton's part, intensifying his criticism of a rival he has long dubbed "Crooked Hillary" and welcoming a slight improvement for him in a new ABC/Washington Post poll on Tuesday.Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook questioned why the Federal Bureau of Investigation's director had not released any information about its investigation into Russia's role in the U.S.

Dollar inches lower on U.S. election jitters, BOJ decision awaited | Reuters

TOKYO The dollar edged lower on Tuesday as the final days of the contentious U.S. presidential campaign overshadowed other major market events, as investors weighed the latest concerns about an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.Clinton held a five percentage point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday, down only slightly since the FBI said last week it was reviewing new emails in its investigation of the former secretary of state ahead of the Nov.

Wall Street flat as investors hold off ahead of election | Reuters

By Tanya Agrawal U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors desisted from taking large positions ahead of the outcome of the U.S.

Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed meeting in sight but election looms for stocks | Reuters

By Caroline Valetkevitch | NEW YORK NEW YORK The Federal Reserve meets next week and the U.S. government releases an important report on jobs, but investors could be forgiven for having something else on their minds.The heated U.S. presidential campaign, which for months has grabbed the bulk of U.S.