Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to plead guilty to Mueller charges September 14, 2018 US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to two criminal charges. Manafort will admit two counts in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, one count of conspiracy against the US and another of conspiracy to obstruct justice, Reuters reported today, citing court documents. He previously faced charges of money laundering, [...]
Round 2… Fight! Trump hits back at JP Morgan boss Dimon September 13, 2018 US President Donald Trump hit back today at JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon who yesterday said he could beat Trump in a presidential race. Trump tweeted: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1040198906842427392 Dimon, a donor to the Democratic Party, yesterday said he could beat Trump because “I'm as tough as he is, I'm smarter than he is”. Dimon said he [...]
Gordon Brown: World ‘sleepwalking’ to another financial crisis September 13, 2018 The world is “sleepwalking” into another financial crisis, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today, but said it lacks the international will to quickly recover. Read more: A decade on, hubris is the lesson to learn from the Lehman tragedy Brown issued the warning in the week marking the 10th anniversary of the collapse of [...]
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon: ‘I could beat Trump… because I’m as tough as he is, I’m smarter than he is’ September 12, 2018 The chief executive of bank JP Morgan today claimed he could beat US President Donald Trump in an election. "I think I could beat Trump… because I'm as tough as he is, I'm smarter than he is," he said. Dimon, 62, who has previously ruled out a presidential run, said today that as a rich [...]
Paul Krugman says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “right on economics” September 8, 2015 Nobel laureate Paul Krugman has said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's willingness to raise taxes means he is "right on economics" – at least compared to his conservative counterparts. The intervention comes after Jeb Bush attacked Trump not on what Krugman dubbed his "absurd and vicious" immigration policies, but "precisely the issues on which Mr. Trump [...]
Paddy Power results: The five best quotes – Donald Trump, Ashley Madison, Greek debt crisis August 26, 2015 It's that time of year in the corporate earnings calendar when Paddy Power tells the City what's been going on, and business has been a little like Donald Trump's hair and Jeremy Clarkson's steak throwing skills in the first half of the year. Read more: Paddy Power earnings jump as it unveils Betfair merger There was [...]
US presidential election: More people are searching for Deez Nuts than for Hillary Clinton – or even Donald Trump August 22, 2015 More people are interested in Deez Nuts than Hillary Clinton, according to Google. Not only is the high school student trolling the entire American presidential election under the pseudonym “Deez Nuts” unexpectedly surging in the polls – search interest in him has also become higher than in Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Deez Nuts has [...]
Republican Presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump finally has a policy August 17, 2015 Given multi-billionaire Donald Trump’s controversial comments about Mexican immigrants since the start of his Presidential campaign, it is perhaps not surprising that when he finally came out with a policy, it was on the issue of migration across the Mexican-American border. Read more: Donald Trump goes up in the Republican Presidential nomination polls after each [...]
The West’s deal with Iran will result in a “nuclear holocaust”, says Donald Trump August 16, 2015 The Iran nuclear deal reached in July will have catastrophic consequences for the world, Republican candidate Donald Tump has warned. Read more: If a nuclear deal is reached, Iran will be bursting with investment opportunities – here's what to look out for In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press today, the billionaire Republican [...]
Donald Trump goes up in the Republican Presidential nomination polls after each controversial comment August 12, 2015 Multi-billionaire businessman Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican pack, despite Fox News turning the heat on him in the Republican debate, and after remarks that have alienated him from sections of the Republican party. The most recent poll of the Republican field in Iowa by Suffolk University shows Trump leading the field, with 19 [...]