6 December 2018
1) President Trump continues to play hardball with China to hammer out a trade agreement more favorable and equitable to the United States. But he did praise China for taking…
1) President Trump continues to play hardball with China to hammer out a trade agreement more favorable and equitable to the United States. But he did praise China for taking…
1) World stock markets fell dramatically, the Dow down 800 points, a result of uncertainty about China and American trade war. There wasn’t any signing of agreements at G20, nor…
1) Qatar announced they are dropping out of OPEC to focus on natural gas production, which is what their oil fields mostly produce. Being a small producer of oil, Qatar…
1) President Trump has signed USMCA, the new trade agreement with Mexico which will replace the NAFTA, the current agreement. 2) Microsoft has been awarded a $480 million dollar contract…
1) President Trump goes to G20 conference amid concerns for the near and far future of world economies, as countries are withdrawing into nationalism and protectionism. While flying to the…
New article posted below, titled “Recession Worries?” 1) China-United States APEC summit ends without a joint statement, a result of US-China tensions. US warns other Asian nations about investing in…
1) European markets are slipping downwards as a result of Germany and Japan’s contracting economies. 2) Bayer is now facing nine thousand lawsuits over the safety of their Roundup weedkiller…
New article posted below titled “The Monopoly Game for Millennials” 1) IBM announced it’s buying the cloud company Red Hat for $34 billion dollars. IBM, like other old guard technology…
1) President is considering a 10% tax cut for middle income earners. 2) The Chinese stock market surged up amidst favorable comments from lenders and regulators. 3) Netflix is planning…
1) China has lowest economic growth in nine years, with a 6 1/2% growth. This is China’s lowest growth since the start of the financial crisis, which has investors dropping…