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Market Snapshot: Dow futures jump 250 points as China No. 2 set to meet Trump in final day of trade talks

U.S. stock benchmarks Friday morning were on pace to gain for a third session in a row which would represent the longest string of gains in October as investors drew optimism from President Donald Trumps offer to meet Chinas top trade negotiator later in the …

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Protectionism

Why We Worry About the U.S.-China Trade War

We recognize, as countries with longstanding economic relationships with China, the real difficulties regarding a number of Beijings trade and economic practices. We understand, for example, the challenges which arise from Chinese policies on intellectual pro…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Trade War

Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him. – The Washington Post

But President Xi Jinping has learned the hard way about the dangers of dealing with Trump and seems to have quickly concluded that helping him would be a risk not worth taking. China will not interfere in the internal affairs of the U.S., and we trust that th…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Refugees

To Fight or to Flee

If you ask an Istanbullu where to find plant food or pesticide, you will be directed to a shopping arcade in an underpass beside the Galata Bridge, in the neighborhood of Karaköy, where these items are sold in rows of identical shops. Fishing equipment is sol…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Brexit

Tusk tempers optimism on Brexit deal, says time is nearly up though agreement is still possible

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday the latest round of Brexit talks carried no guarantee of success and time was nearly up for a deal to be reached by Oct.31, tempering a burst of optimism after the British and Irish pr…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Hiroshima

Russia Has a Terrifying Seaborne Nuclear Weapon

Key point: Moscow's deadly weapon is pointless but is still apart of mutually-assured-destruction. On May 22, 2018, the Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky slipped beneath the waves of the Arctic White Sea. Hatches along the submerged boats spine opened, floodi…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Brexit

Brexit deal hopes surge as the EU welcomes ‘promising’ signs of compromise from Boris Johnson

LONDON — The EU has welcomed "promising" signs that a new Brexit deal could be negotiated after Boris Johnson emerged from last-ditch Brexit talks with Irish premier Leo Varadkar last night insisting they can see the "pathway to a deal". In a strikingly opti…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Blockchain

Bank of Ireland staff no longer willing to snitch on OneCoin crypto scam

Despite facing calls to testify against the OneCoin scam, Bank of Ireland (BoI) staff have now reportedly pulled back from helping court proceedings voluntarily. According to a court letter filed yesterday, seen by Finance Feeds, the US government is finding…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Singapore

3D printed boat, Empire State makeover, ‘Stranger Things’ mall: News from around our 50 states

Alabama Montgomery: The state said $30 million is available for cities and counties across Alabama to use on road and bridge projects. The money announced Thursday is coming from a 10 cent-a-gallon increase in the state gas tax that lawmakers passed this yea…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Feudalism

Building Soldier Resistance Under the Shadows of Fascism

In the summer of 1967, I was edging closer to joining the Trotskyist movement. In June, Israel had claimed victory in the Six-Day War. This left it with the occupied territories that have continued to galvanize Palestinian resistance for more than a half-cent…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Market Snapshot: Dow futures jump 250 points as China No. 2 set to meet Trump in final day of trade talks

Why We Worry About the U.S.-China Trade War

Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him. – The Washington Post

To Fight or to Flee

Tusk tempers optimism on Brexit deal, says time is nearly up though agreement is still possible

Russia Has a Terrifying Seaborne Nuclear Weapon

Brexit deal hopes surge as the EU welcomes ‘promising’ signs of compromise from Boris Johnson

Bank of Ireland staff no longer willing to snitch on OneCoin crypto scam

3D printed boat, Empire State makeover, ‘Stranger Things’ mall: News from around our 50 states

Building Soldier Resistance Under the Shadows of Fascism

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