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AP Headline News - Mar 05 2024 18:00 (EST)
AP News, I'm Haya Punjwani President Biden and Donald Trump are poised to move closer to a November rematch, though AP correspondent soccer McGonny reports many voters would prefer something different. Justin Butler is not thrilled with the prospect of Biden-Trump part two. Both of them are too old. He voted for Dean Phillips in Arkansas, but if it comes down to it, Biden will get his vote in November. I'll vote for anybody but Trump. In Tennessee, Joseph Hudson says he thinks Trump will make a strong president again. As long as he stays focused and does not become vengeful. While in Alabama, I was a Trump supporter. The gas skiers me to death. Charles Bolton voted for Nikki Haley. But if she drops out, he will back Trump again. Biden is going to lose cannon. He's actually worse than Trump is 4% percent. Thirty-year-old Ashley Hunt voted for Biden in North Carolina, but says she felt indifferent. Being a little younger, I am ready for someone younger to be in office, but it is what it is. Sagar McGonny, Washington. Members of an Ivy League school men's basketball team have voted to unionize, corresponding gethen kulba has that story. The Dartmouth men's basketball team has voted to unionize, taking an unprecedented step toward forming the first ever labor union for college athletes. In a campus election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, the players voted 13-2 to join service employees International Union Local 560, which already represents some Dartmouth workers. The school can still appeal to the NLRB and the federal courts that could delay negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement until long after the current members of the basketball team have graduated. I'm geffen kulba. And in remarks, President Biden says he wants to cap credit card late fees to $8 instead of the current average of $32 late fee payments. This is AP News. Wall Street has slumped to its worst day in weeks. The AP's south sutile reports. And this is the AP Market Support. Tumbling big tech stocks dragged Wall Street to its worst day in three weeks. The S&P 500 fell 1% Tuesday. That was the second straight drop for the benchmark index after it closed last week at an all time high. The Dow fell 404 points. That's also about 1%. The NASDAQ composite led the way lower with a drop of 1.7%. Apple was one of the heaviest weights on the market. It's been struggling on worries about sluggish iPhone sales in China. Apple lost 2.8%. Other influential stocks also sank, Microsoft fell 3%, Tesla skidded 3.9%. Treasury yields fell in the bond market after US economic data came in weaker than expected. The yield on the 10-year treasury note fell to 4.14%. The New Virtual Assistant from Wells Fargo makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. Do you, Fargo? You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo dot com slash get Fargo. In terms and conditions apply, your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo bank and AM member FDIC.