Biden and his interventionists should beware: America has changed due to the Iraq effect November 2, 2020 It is not too much to say that my early and fervent opposition to the Iraq War was the seminal professional and ethical moment of my life. I will never forget it. As it turns out, neither will the American people. Despite what it cost me, I was against the war for myriad reasons. It [...]
‘Britain is better off with Biden’: Former chancellor backs Trump rival for President October 23, 2020 Boris Johnson’s former chancellor has become the first Conservative MP to lend his name to a presidential candidate by publicly backing Joe Biden to become US President. Sajid Javid today said “Britain is better off with Biden”, as he laid his case for the Democrat to take the reins from incumbent President Donald Trump while [...]
US jobless benefit claims push lower and labour market momentum slowing October 22, 2020 Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 787,000 for the week ended 17 October, down from 842,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said today.
Explosive Ghislaine Maxwell documents set to be released today October 22, 2020 Documents that Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep secret relating to her relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released today after the British socialite lost a court appeal. Maxwell has denied all charges of playing a role in the “sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls” under Epstein’s watch. She [...]
Trump vs Biden – should investors really care? October 12, 2020 | City Talk There are two things I’m being asked about constantly at the moment: Covid-19 and the US election. As a former politics student who’s always maintained my passion for the subject, I certainly feel more comfortable opining on the latter. But as an investor, how much should I really care if the next US president is [...]
The first presidential debate portends the coming train wreck for American democracy October 5, 2020 The great playwright, George Bernard Shaw, perfectly summed up the dynamic underlying the shambolic first US presidential debate: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get muddy but the pig likes it.” Instead, the just-concluded first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden — surely the ugliest in the nation’s history — saw both its [...]
Trump could be discharged tomorrow despite drop in oxygen levels during Covid fight October 4, 2020 President Donald Trump has released a personal video from his hospital room saying he os doing well, but the real test will be in the coming days.
Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump and wife Melania self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 October 2, 2020 The US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for Coronavirus
Shut up man!: Donald Trump and Joe Biden lock horns in first US presidential debate September 30, 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden were in a bitter contest in the first US presidential debate. Did anybody come out a winner?
The clock is ticking for Oracle to make sense of the TikTok deal September 29, 2020 What does the world’s largest enterprise software firm see in a Chinese video-sharing social networking app? Putting the intense political pressure by the US government to make this deal work to one side, the two businesses seem like chalk and cheese to hard-nosed City investors. One company is a behemoth known for serving the corporate [...]