John Kerry ‘Actively Undermining’ US Policy on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is unloading on his Obama-era predecessor John Kerry for “actively undermining” US policy on Iran by meeting several times recently with the Iranian foreign minister, who was his main interlocutor in the Iran nuclear deal negotiations. Friday, in blunt and caustic language, […]
“US Under No Pressure to Make a Deal With China” Thursday, US President Donald Trump denied a recent report in the WS-J that claimed that his Administration has reached out to China to begin new trade talks. “The Wall Street Journal has it wrong, we are under no pressure to make a deal with China, […]
President Trump to Chair the Security Council Meeting on Iran US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says President Donald Trump will Chair the Security Council meeting on Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this month. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the meeting will address “violations of international […]
President Trump, “Canada Will be Out’ of Trade Deal Unless It’s ‘Fair’” Saturday, US President Donald Trump warned Canada that it “will be out” of a revised North American trade agreement unless it’s “fair” to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress “interfere” with the negotiations. “There is no […]
US Wants to Reach Canada Trade Deal ‘Quickly’ The United States want strike a quick trade with Canada after reaching an agreement with Mexico this week on continent-wide trade, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland traveled to Washington to begin talks later Tuesday, 1 day after US President Donald […]
President Trump Announces the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement The Trump Administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replace it with a deal that the administration says is more favorable to the United States. US President Donald Trump, in announcing the tentative agreement Monday at […]
Like Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock, its Bonds ‘Tanked’ Too $TSLA The ‘420’ Tweet has raised pointed question from The Street about his judgement, is it impaired? Like its stock price, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) bonds have given up all of the gains they made after the company CEO, Elon Musk shocked investors with the ‘420’ Tweet on 7 […]
Saudi’s PIF in Talks to Invest in Tesla Rival, Lucid $TSLA, $SFTBY, $ORCL Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, 47 anni, once said PIF could help him fund the ‘420’ $72-B deal to take his fledgling EV maker private. PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund is in late stage talks to invest in Tesla rival […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Said to Sign Kimi Raikkonen for 2019 $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) may be closing in on confirming their driver lineup for the Y 2019 season after the season-long debate of whether Kimi Raikkonen will be retained or replaced by the rising star Charles Leclerc. Mr. Raikkonen is out of contract at the end […]
Iran on the Verge of Collapse Willing to Talk with US ‘Right Now’ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he’s willing to talk to the US “right now”. His statement comes as US sanctions on the country took effect Tuesday. They were previously relaxed under the Y 2015 Iran nuclear deal. President Rouhani said Monday: “I do not […]
US, Mexico Said Near a Deal in NAFTA Talks, Canada Left Out The US and Mexico are in the final stages of negotiating a deal on rules for cars sold under NAFTA The 2 sides have exchanged new proposals for the auto industry. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo is scheduled to travel to Washington Thursday […]
BREXIT: UK want US Deal As the British government prepares to finalize its withdrawal from the European Union and create new trade agreements, 64 percent of British voters and 67 percent of American voters support a strong, bilateral trade agreement between the two countries, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by Washington-based FP1 Strategies and […]
US Rejects European Plea for Exemptions From Iran Sanctions The Trump Administration has refused wide-ranging protections for European companies operating in Iran, rejecting appeals from Britain, France and Germany for exemptions from sanctions on the Tehran regime. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote, in response to a 4 June letter […]
Iran ‘Insulted’ over President Trump’s Instructions to OPEC $OIL, $USO Saturday, Iran’s oil minister on accused US President Donald Trump of insulting OPEC by ordering it to increase production and reduce prices, adding that Iranian output. US President Trump Wednesday accused the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of driving fuel prices higher, urging […]
Trump Vs Trudeau: Strong USD = Pain for All Canadians $USDCAD The Canadian Dollar (CAD) aka ‘Loonie’ slumped Monday on continuing trade issues between Canada and the US, and there is noting to keep the Loonie from extending its fall. USDCAD, +0.0539% was among the worst performers Monday following the G-7 Summit that saw US President Donald […]
‘The Art of the Deal’ Prevailed at the G7, Soon to be G8 Again “No tariffs, No barriers, No subsidies.” President Trump pulled President Macron aside and told him how things are to be. Mr. Trudeau also got the message, he is weak and dishonest Saturday in Quebec City, US President Donald Trump shook up a […]
President Trump Exits Iran Deal, Seeks Regime Change Now By exiting participation in the JCPOA (the Iran Deal) President Trump is applying heavy pressure on the fundamentalist Islamist Iran regime. Last Tuesday, President Trump ended his announcement by directly addressing the people of Iran saying: “The future of Iran belongs to its people. There has […]
German Firms Aligning With US on Iran Nuclear Exit, Macron in the Cold $VLKAY, $SIEGY, $BASFY, $EADSY Just a bit ago US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell faced backlash for a tweet calling on German companies to cut ties with Iran, a new report says the nation’s countries are starting to cut ties after President Trump announced […]
World Leaders Praise President Trump’s Iran Decision US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday brought widespread praise across the globe. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dubbing it an “historic move.” “From the beginning, the Obama-era Iran deal was deeply flawed,” said House Leader Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican. […]
President Trump Acted, Exited ‘Dangerous’ Iran Nuclear Deal The Y 2016 Hussein Obama Iran nuclear deal posed a threat to the World and the United States has withdraw from it, there is a remake ahead. The 2015 agreement that was purportedly designed to prevent Iran from creating a nuclear weapon was really not, and is […]
US Will Be ‘Just Fine’ if Trump Exits Iran Nuclear Deal Tuesday, the ormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice does not anticipate any major problems if President Donald Trump decides to pull out of the nuclear agreement with Iran. Her comments came in a TV interview “The allies love this deal, and I certainly hope […]
President Trump, “Nixing Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Hurt NKorea Talks” Monday, US President Donald Trump said that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal would not have a negative impact on his upcoming nuclear talks with NKorea, and he said he is open to negotiating a new nuclear accord with Tehran. “I think it […]
President Trump, ‘Very Good Chance’ of a US-China Trade Deal Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said the United States would likely reach a trade agreement with China and that officials from both sides would sit down for negotiations in a few days. China has said it will welcome a visit by US Treasury Secretary Steven […]
US Approved Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto (NYSE:MON) $MON, $BAYRY German drugs and pesticides group Bayer AG (OTCMKT:BAYRY) has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its $62.5-B bid to acquire Monsanto Co. by agreeing to sell additional assets. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the two companies […]
President Trump, “China will take down its trade barriers” Sunday, US President Donald Trump said he sees an end to the so-called trade dispute with China, after tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs and threats that rattled markets. “China will take down its trade barriers because it is the right thing to do,” President Trump said in a […]
Strong Economic Development Seen in the USA $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ US stocks were up and down last week, seeming driven by shifting headlines on US-China trade tensions. When in fact the market is consolidating the huge gainer since Donald Trump was elected US President. Now, is very important to distinguish between tariffs that we already […]
The $1.3-T Omnibus Bill is NOT a Federal Budget After 2 day’s of research on ‘The Art of the Deal’ The Big Q: Why is the Omnibus Spending Bill going no where? The Big A: It is NOT an official US Federal Budget. So, here we have it, US President Donald J. Trump outsmarted the […]
President Trump on NKorea: ‘Deal Much in the Making’ US President Donald Trump Tweeted Friday that “the deal with North Korea is very much in the making” — touting that “if completed,” it would be “a very good one for the world.” The time and location of the session with dictator Kim Jong Un remain […]
Expecting Sealed Indictments to be Opened in Clinton/Obama Uranium One Scandal The indictments involve a Canadian company called Uranium One, a Russian investor, the State Department, and The Clinton Foundation. “As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made […]
DOJ Prosecutors Asking FBI for Details on Uranium One Deal Hussein Obama, Clinton’s, Comey & Mueller in ‘the Soup’ Prosecutors are asking FBI agents about evidence discovered during a probe of a uranium deal critics have linked to Bill and Hillary Clinton. The network news cited multiple law enforcement officials as saying the prosecutors are […]
FLASH :Disney, Fox Deal Made $52.4-B $DIS, $FOXA Walt Disney Co. agreed to a $52.4-B deal to acquire much of the global empire that media baron Rupert Murdoch assembled over three decades, from a fabled Hollywood studio to Europe’s largest satellite-TV provider to one of India’s most-watched channels. Holders of Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) […]
Chip Sector Deal-making Lifts NAS Comp to Record Marks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The NAS Comp rose to hit a new intra-day high Monday, driven by the news of a potential $103-B mega-deal in the chip sector, while gainers on the S&P and the DJIA were capped by losses in the telecom sector. Shares of […]
The Weinstein Company Bankruptcy Delayed 3 Weeks $CLNS, $GS Colony Capital, a unit of Colony North Star (NYSE:CLNS) has been granted a 3-week window to negotiate a deal for some or all of the Weinstein Company’s assets, as the company seeks to avoid a bankruptcy filing. The Weinstein Co.’s financial situation, and particularly its debt […]
Lt. General HR McMaster (US Army) is a Globalist $NOC, $BA, $RTN, $LTM Globalism walks like Tyranny, Globalism talks like Tyranny, Globalism is Tyranny. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British think tank specializing in international affairs. Founded in 1958 with a focus on nuclear deterrence and arms control IISS has expanded its presence […]
Trump Leaves Paris Climate Deal President Donald Trump is withdrawing the US from the Paris agreement on climate change, a UN treaty signed by almost 200 nations in 2016 and considered a major achievement by his predecessor, Barack Obama. The decision was announced Thursday afternoon in the White House Rose Garden. “In order to fulfill […]
President Trump Repairing Hussein Obama’s Damage to Our Republic President Donald Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia was heartening to our partners in the Middle East, it is the beginning of what needs to happen. President Trump eclipsed of former President Barack Hussein Obama’s ill-fated lecturing speech in Y 2009 when he thought “tip-toeing” was what […]
Hong Kong Real Estate Report Henderson Land Development (0012) paid a record HK$23.28 billion for the government’s Murray Road five-story public car park today The Lands Department announced that the site offers about 2,880 square meters and is designated for non-industrial uses. The price paid by billionaire Lee Shau-kee’s company translates to HK$51,600 per square […]
Teresa May Will Not Let EU Bureaucrats Wreck “Brexit” British Prime Minister Theresa May made her most stinging remark so far against EU “bureaucrats” in Brussels, accusing them of trying to ruin Brexit talks. PM May was speaking outside 10 Downing Street after meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace Wednesday on the day British […]
President Trump, “Want to make a great trade deal?, Solve the North Korea Problem.” US President Donald Trump said in an interview Wednesday that he told Chinese President Xi Jinping the US would be willing to be more lenient in a trade deal if his country helped out with its ally North Korea. “I told […]
Sen. Rand Paul Golfs with President Trump, Healthcare Deal Close A deal on the Republican healthcare plan is getting nearer to completion, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Tweeted Sunday after playing golf with President Donald Trump to discuss the controversial legislation. Sen. Paul later emphasized his upbeat mood on the subject, telling reporters that “We had […]
GCC States Push for UK Free Trade Deal After Brexit Trade between Britain and the GCC totals about $37.5-B annually Gulf Arab states are pressing for an early deal on free trade with Britain to secure preferential arrangements after Brexit, and could have a draft agreement ready within months, officials said Monday. Britain cannot formally […]
Obama Loyalists Planted Stories to Discredit Gen. Flynn, Bolster Iran Deal The abrupt resignation Monday evening of White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is the culmination of a secret, months-long campaign by former Obama administration confidantes to handicap President Donald Trump’s national security apparatus and preserve the nuclear deal with Iran, according to multiple […]
Europe’s Largest Cross-border Tie-up Creates Eye-wear Giant Sunday night, Italy’s Luxottica and France’s Essilor agreed a $49-B merger to create a global giant in the eye-wear industry with annual revenue of more than $17-B, they said in a statement Monday. The transaction, one of Europe’s largest cross-border tie-ups, brings Luxottica, the world’s top eye-wear maker […]
President Donald Trump to Offer UK Quick & Fair Trade Deal Donald Trump will offer Britain a quick & fair trade deal within weeks of taking office in a move to make Brexit successful. In a UK interview Donald Trump said he would invite British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit him “right after” he […]
Obama Admin Paid Iran $700-M a Month Since the Nuclear Was Inked or $10-B+ “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less […]
Donald Trump is ‘Old School’ He Revers the Icons of the ’80’s Many of President Elect Donald Trump’s cultural icons were at their peak in the 1980’s, the frame when his celebrity status rose in New York, and he 1st considered running for public office. The 1980’s was decade in which excess was the norm […]
Glencore, Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund Take 19.5% Stake in Russia’s Rosneft Commodities giant Glencore (L:GLEN) and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund teamed up and acquired a 19.5% stake in Russia’s top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft (L:RNS), in a deal worth $11.3 billion, officials said Wednesday. The sale is part of the Russian government’s efforts to sell […]
Wanda Group in Talks for Minority Viacom Interest $VIA, $CBS, $$AMC Chinese real estate and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has held talks with Viacom Inc (NASDAQ:VIA) about acquiring a minority stake in its Paramount Pictures unit, according to 2 people familiar with the situation. Wanda’s interest adds new urgency to deliberations over Paramount’s future, […]
Under Donald Trump the US GDP Will Grow as in the ‘Reagan Era’ Donald Trump as US President will not push the US economy into a Recession when he wins the Oval Office in November. Some prominent economists are now saying that Mr. Trump’s plan is the best for the economy since the reforms enacted […]
Donald Trump, The “Master” Deal Maker, Expect Him To Have The Delegates Needed Lots of smart political pundits predict that Donald Trump will arrive at the GOP convention in Cleveland just shy of the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination on the 1st ballot. I do not believe that will be what happens. Donald […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Wants Western Business For The State Many people believed that companies and corporations would be pouring into Iran, the world largest untapped market at full speed, but that has not happened. Although all major US Security Council sanctions have been lifted, there has not been the amount of businesses entering the Islamic […]