US Election 2020: Trump 0.4% ahead in Georgia after 98% vote count

Trump is ahead by less than 0.4% in Georgia after 98% of the votes are counted and the result is expected to be called later this morning Donald Trump holds a lead of around 22,500 votes in the southern state  But tens of thousands of mail ballots in Atlanta still need to be counted One … Read more

US Election 2020: Joe Biden expected to win narrow Nevada victory

Biden is expected to win in Nevada despite having less than 1% lead over Trump and the final results are not expected until later today – but Trump files lawsuit to halt the count Results from the state were originally expected late on election night with Joe Biden currently up 0.6% But officials stopped reporting … Read more

Georgia to resume ballot counting Wednesday morning as Trump leads by 2%

Georgia has resumed counting ballots presidential ballots after a pause overnight – but officials have warned a result could even be several days away. Donald Trump held a narrow lead of 100,000 votes over Joe Biden as poll workers announced they would head home for the night with mailed ballots from heavily Democratic parts of the … Read more

Nevada results could come on Thursday after officials delay count

Results from the western swing state of Nevada could be known on Thursday morning, after pollsters stopped counting ballots on election day and planned to return to them on Wednesday. Nevada officials originally hoped to release results at 9.45pm Pacific time, or just after midnight on election night eastern, but they will instead be delayed … Read more

Investors buy safe stocks as hopes for clear election outcome fade

Investors piled into tech stocks, government bonds and the dollar in the early hours of Wednesday morning as hopes for a clear outcome to the presidential election on the night faded. Donald Trump‘s better-than-expected performance in early swing states like Florida and North Carolina meant investors took defensive bets on the tech-focused Nasdaq index, home … Read more