Month: November 2018

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the growth of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy at ‘A+’ with a Stable Outlook. The affirmation of the ratings and Outlook were welcomed by the Saudi Ministry of Finance, Asharq […]

IAEA: North Korea Still Working at Main Nuclear Site

North Korea appears to be still expanding operations at its main nuclear site, the U.N. atomic watchdog indicated on Thursday, Reuters writes. The statement by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is a […]

U.S. Welcomes German Companies’ Compliance on Iran Sanctions

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has welcomed German companies’ decision to comply with US sanctions and stop business with Iran. Washington warned firms that trade with Iran that they could face repercussions, Deutsche Welle […]

Long Lines Mark Start of Thanksgiving Sales

U.S. shoppers hit department stores on Thanksgiving evening and spent $1.75 billion online by 5 p.m. ET as a strong economy and rising wages drove a solid start to the holiday selling season, Reuters informed. […]

US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Russia, China Looking to Ditch Dollar Trade Policy

A bilateral pact is being drafted by China and Russia to boost the use of their national currencies in bilateral and international trade, underlining their intent to cut their reliance on the American dollar, The […]

President Says Border Troops Can Use Lethal Force if Necessary

President Donald Trump stressed on Thursday that he had given authorization to troops sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to use lethal force in order to prevent migrants from entering the country. “If they have to, […]

Hilary Clinton Says Curbing Migration in Europe Can Help Fight Nationalism

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview for The Guardian published on Thursday that Europe must take the issue of immigration seriously and deal with it more decisively in order to avoid […]

Philip Morris International Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $7.37 Billion

Brokerages expect Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) to post $7.37 billion in sales for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Five analysts have made estimates for Philip Morris International’s earnings, Fairfield Current reported. […]

Tensions at U.S.-Mexico Border Rise as Migrants, Holiday Travelers Wait to Cross

Hundreds of Central American migrants in Mexico massed on Thursday around a tense U.S. border crossing, where security measures held up long lines of Mexicans headed to Thanksgiving gatherings on the other side of the […]

Trump Issues Thanksgiving Threat to Close U.S.-Mexico Border

President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost “control” on its side, AP/TIME reported. Trump […]

Trump Slams Chief Justice Roberts, Insists There Are ‘Obama Judges’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted that the U.S. does, in fact, have “Obama judges,” the latest comments in the feud over the matter with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Fox News informed. “Sorry Chief […]

Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump’s ‘Obama Judge’ Complaint

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked on Wednesday President Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against Trump’s new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge,” Fox News informed. “We do not have Obama […]

Trump Thanks Saudi Arabia for Lowering Oil Prices

The swift and steep drop in oil prices has been the talk of Wall Street for several weeks and is good news for 30 million American travelers as they head into a busy Thanksgiving holiday, […]

Stocks Getting Their Groove Back: Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), Uxin Limited (UXIN)

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) rose 0.17% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. Over the past year, the equity price has embarked on a […]

NYSE to Delist Aegean on December 3

The beleaguered bunker supplier has not filed an appeal against the delisting after the New York Stock Exchange signaled its intention two weeks ago to remove Aegean stock, Bunker Spot informed. Announcing its decision, the […]

Iran Warns U.S. Bases, Aircraft Carriers Within Missile Range

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and U.S. aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise between Tehran […]

Trump Slams Press for ‘Accusing Him of Causing Traffic Jams’

President Donald Trump slammed the press again on Wednesday with claims that the media is accusing him for traffic jams prior to Thanksgiving after he had “gotten Gasoline Prices so low,” The Hill reported. “You […]

South Korea Changes Approach on How Students Study North Korea

A year of warming relations between North and South Korea has raised the prospects of closer ties, if not some form of unification for the still-warring neighbors far in the future. But it might not […]

Pelosi Wins Ocasio-Cortez Endorsment for Speaker

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi won her endorsement for Speaker from Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday, who said Pelosi “can count on my support.” “All the challenges to Leader Pelosi are coming from her right, […]

More Americans Travel to Russia for Tourism

Over 213,000 American tourists visited Russia in the first nine months of this year, a number 30% higher than in 2014, when relations between Russia and the U.S. began to deteriorate, data from the Federal […]

U.S. Accuses China of Continuing IP Theft Amid Trade War

The U.S. on Tuesday accused China of continuing a campaign of intellectual property and technology theft supported by the state as the world’s largest economies have descended into a tariff war, Bloomberg informed. The new […]

Trump Submits Written Answers to Special Counsel’s Questions in Russia Probe

President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted his written answers to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s questions in the ongoing Russia probe, setting a major milestone in the long-running investigation as it seemingly nears its conclusion, Fox […]

Scaramucci Claims McGahn Leaked Stories

Former White House press secretary Anthony Scaramucci accused former counsel Don McGahn of being responsible for a string of leaks from Capitol Hill. Scaramucci appeared on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time where he claimed that McGahn […]

House Dems to Probe Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Use of Personal Email Accounts

House Oversight Committee Democrats will probe Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, over the use of private email accounts for official White House business, relaunching a 2017 investigation into whether officials in President Trump’s […]

Treasury Department Slaps New Sanctions against Iran and Russia

The Trump United States Treasury Department has sanctioned an Iranian company and three Russian companies, including a subsidiary of the Russian Ministry of Energy, in an effort to choke off oil sales to the regime […]

John Dean Says Trump Plans Are ‘Definition of Nixonian’

Key figure in the Watergate scandal and former counsel of the White House John Dean has said that the behavior of President Donald Trump is worse than disgraced former President Richard Nixon. The former counsel’s […]

Border Troops Deployment Costs $72mn, Pentagon Says

President Donald Trump’s directive that active-duty troops are deployed to the southern border with Mexico in order to reinforce border personnel readying for the arrival of the Central American caravan will cost U.S. taxpayers about […]

Trump Raised Prosecuting Clinton with Top Officials

President Donald Trump raised multiple times with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the former chief of staff to Jeff Sessions, Matthew Whitaker, whether the Justice Department was progressing in investigating Hillary Clinton, a person […]

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Hong Kong Suggesting Possible Thawing in Relations

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group docked into Hong Kong on Wednesday in what some have interpreted as a sign of easing tensions between China and the U.S. The move comes about two months […]

November 20, 2018 Focus Washington

Zinke Points to ‘Environmental Radicals’ as Responsible for California Fires

After visiting the areas affected by the deadly California fires, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said “environmental radicals” were to blame for the blaze that killed at least 77 people as they stop forest management practices […]