Jules Witcover, reporter best known for ‘Politics Today’ column, dies at 98

Jules Witcover, reporter best known for ‘Politics Today’ column, dies at 98

WASHINGTON — Jules Witcover, who cowrote one of the nation’s leading political columns for nearly three decades, died Saturday at the age of 98, his daughter Amy Witcover-Sandford said. Witcover’s widely syndicated daily column, written jointly for 24 years with the late Jack Germond, gave him an outlet to register strong opinions, leaving little doubt…

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Jeremy Siegel says investors are viewing the U.S. bombings as ‘a success to neutralize Iran’

Jeremy Siegel says investors are viewing the U.S. bombings as ‘a success to neutralize Iran’

The market’s muted reaction to the U.S.’ attacks at Iranian sites showed investors view the action as “a success to neutralize Iran,” according to Jeremy Siegel, Wharton School professor of finance and Wisdom Tree chief economist. “I think most people agree they are farther away from producing a bomb than they were on Friday, and…

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