Year: 2020

OPEC and allies such as Russia agreed on Wednesday to ease record oil supply curbs from August as the global economy slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic but said a second wave of the virus […]

Saudi Arabia Bolsters Its Stock Exchange With Major Derivatives Push

Saudi Arabia announced the launch of derivatives trading Tuesday, seeking to enhance its capital markets despite anxiety over slowing growth and slumping oil prices, CNBC reported. “We believe that this is an appropriate time,” Tadawul […]

Asia Stocks Mixed as U.S.-China Tensions Weigh on Sentiment

Stocks in Asia shed earlier gains and were mixed on Wednesday as concerns over U.S.-China tensions weighed on investor sentiment, CNBC reported. Mainland Chinese stocks led losses on the day regionally among the region’s major […]

Saudi Arabia’s Daily Virus Count Stabilizing

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and critical care admissions in Saudi Arabia saw a slight decrease on Tuesday, according to a Ministry of Health spokesman, Arab News reported. Dr. Mohammed […]

Trump Takes Credit for UK’s Huawei Ban

President Donald Trump said that he was responsible for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network from the end of 2027, Reuters writes. On Tuesday, Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to […]

China Vows Retaliation After Trump Ends Preferential Status for Hong Kong

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of […]

Health Experts Put Tokyo on Highest Coronavirus Alert

Health experts put Tokyo on the highest alert for coronavirus infections on Wednesday, alarmed by a recent spike in cases to record levels, while the governor of the Japanese capital said the situation was “rather […]

Trump Calls School Closures a ‘Terrible Decision’ as Cases and Deaths Rise

President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted California’s two largest school districts for making students learn from home for the upcoming term in the face of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic, Reuters writes. The Republican president, in […]

Trump’s Senate Pick Wins Nomination in Alabama

Alabama Republicans nominated political neophyte Tommy Tuberville, the choice of President Donald Trump, to run for the Senate in November as voters in three states picked candidates on Tuesday for races that will help decide […]

Trump Reverses Course on Barring Many Foreign Students

In a stunning reversal of policy, the Trump administration on Tuesday abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, Texas – Tuesday Trivia

July 14, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, July 14, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (IBD/TIPP) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Dow Rises 200 Points as JPMorgan Climbs on Earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Tuesday, led by shares of JPMorgan Chase after the banking giant reported stronger-than-forecasted quarterly results. However, the broader market struggled as losses among major tech stocks mounted, CNBC […]

Millionaires Call for Higher Taxes to Aid Coronavirus Recovery

Disney heiress Abigail Disney is among the millionaires calling for governments to impose higher taxes on the wealthy to help fund the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC reported. “Tax us. Tax us. Tax us,” […]

Beijing Says Latest U.S. Move Is Aggravating Tensions in the South China Sea

China said Tuesday that the latest U.S. rejection of Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea unnecessarily provokes tension in the region, CNBC reports. The highly disputed body of water, with its islands, fisheries, energy […]

China Posts First Import Growth Since Pandemic

China’s imports in June rose for the first time since the coronavirus crisis paralysed the economy, as government stimulus stoked demand for commodities, while exports, fuelled by medical goods, also rose in a sign the […]

UK Set to Ban Huawei From Its 5G Network

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday, angering China but delighting President Donald Trump by signaling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer […]

Asian Countries Increase Coronavirus Curbs as New Clusters Erupt

Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned […]

Trump Admin to Soon End Audit Deal Underpinning Chinese Listings in U.S.

The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities, a senior State Department official said, a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.-listed Chinese firms under […]

Saudi Arabia Permits Eid Al-Adha Prayers With Coronavirus Measures

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would permit worshippers to perform Eid Al-Adha prayers at mosques, Arab News reported. The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, directed the ministry’s branches in […]

Supreme Court Allows Federal Executions to Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the first federal executions in 17 years could proceed, overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the government’s lethal-injection protocol to continue, […]

Graham Says He Will Call Mueller to Testify before Senate Committee

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced Sunday that he will grant a request to call former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify about the Russia investigation, Fox News informed. Graham made the […]

Beijing Warns Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Poll Could Violate New Security Law

Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong has warned the pro-democracy opposition’s primary elections at the weekend could violate a new national security law, exacerbating concerns over a crackdown on the former British colony’s democracy […]

Trump Jr. Defends President’s Drop in Polls, Criticizes Biden’s Populist ‘Made in America’ Plan

On Sunday, President Donald Trump’s oldest son defended his father’s reelection chances amid flagging poll numbers and criticized presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s economic plan as “asinine,” Fox News informed. Speaking on “Sunday Morning Futures,” […]

Bill Gates Warns Against Coronavirus Vaccine Going to Highest Bidder

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Saturday said that Covid-19 medication and future vaccines should be distributed to people who need them the most and not to “the highest bidder”, CNBC reported. “If we just let […]

U.S. Looking at Limited Options to Deal With China Over Hong Kong

The United States is weighing restricted options to deal with China over its recent moves in Hong Kong, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, as tensions between Washington and Beijing heat up. Steps against […]

Japan, U.S. Discuss Jump in Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Military Bases

Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, a top Japanese official said on Monday, Reuters reported. […]

Trump Threatens Prison Sentence for Anyone Harming Statues

President Donald Trump issued a warning Sunday morning to anyone who even attempts to harm federal monuments, including the Lincoln or Jefferson Memorials, saying that they will automatically face a substantial prison term, Fox News informed. […]

U.S. Universities Support Challenge to Trump’s Order on Foreign Students

About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don’t hold […]

Florida Sets One-Day Record With Over 15,000 New COVID Cases

Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in […]

U.S. Puts Pressure on Maritime Industry to Cut off Venezuela’s Oil

Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin […]