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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
With the dominant political story of this year being the 2024 presidential election, most American-focused media outlets routinely have been covering the nominees, with former president Donald Trump on the Republican ticket against Democratic vice president Kamala Harris after incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew from the race. American politics have also focused on responses to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas which started in the year prior, particularly the protests on college campuses against Israel, recent developments in abortion policy, and the passing of a law that could potentially ban TikTok. Much of the national media has also paid close attention to Trump's civil and criminal trials as well as two assassination attempts on Trump, one in July and another in September.
The Federal Trade Commission under chair Lina Khan has also played a more proactive role in the economics of America, with Khan blocking many mergers and acquisitions, including one between airlines JetBlue and Spirit.[1] In business, the American economy is currently undergoing a bull market, with Nvidia in particular, due to demand for its chips in the use of artificial intelligence, becoming the third largest publicly-traded company by market capitalization, and partially enabling major American stock indices such as the S&P 500 to achieve record highs.[2] Nvidia's success story, though, was contrasted by a series of safety failures, malfunctions, and crashes involving passenger aircraft designed and assembled by Boeing, among the most notable of which this year was Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in which a door plug blew out.[3][4] Additionally, radio operator Audacy, for-profit hospital chain Steward Health Care System, retailers Jo-Ann Stores and rue21, restaurant chains Red Lobster and TGI Fridays, bussing company Coach USA, electric vehicle maker Fisker, and food storage container firm Tupperware have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Several major hurricanes and tornado outbreaks occurred across the United States during the year, including the tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane Milton.
- ^ Newman, John (January 15, 2024). "The FTC Just Blocked Four Mergers in a Month. Here's How Its Latest Win Fits Into the Broader Campaign to Revive Antitrust". The Sling.
- ^ Megaw, Nicholas; Clarfelt, Harriet (March 2024). "AI boom makes Nvidia third US stock to close above $2tn valuation". Financial Times. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Goldman, David (March 12, 2024). "Boeing is in big trouble | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Callum (March 9, 2024). "'She's going to prevail': FTC head Lina Khan is fighting for an anti-monopoly America". The Guardian.