On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Money and Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee explains what happened to the markets Monday. The Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s effort to delay former President Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing. A man is charged with threatening Vice President Kamala Harris and other top elected officials. USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook breaks down the latest tensions between Israel and Iran. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts a video admitting to dumping a dead bear in Central Park in 2014. A judge rules that Google illegally monopolized search on phones and browsers. Simone Biles adds another medal, but misses gold. Here’s what to check out on Day 11.
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Taylor Wilson:
Good morning, I’m Taylor Wilson and today is Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. This is The Excerpt. Today, what happened to the stock market yesterday? Plus, the Supreme Court rejects an effort to delay Trump’s September hush money sentencing, and we discuss tensions between Israel and Iran.
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It was a rough start to the week for Wall Street. The S&P500 index closed down 3% yesterday after a hair-raising morning drop,…
