Finance and Economy
Cash-rich China has been on a shopping spree snapping American assets. They had taken over at least 10 American iconic brands including Motorola, Waldorf Astoria, GE Appliances, Smithfield Foods and AMC Theatres. And they were about to add a 135-year-old Chicago Stock Exchange to their shopping cart – until they’re being stopped now. The […]
... written on Sep 29 2017Soon, the jokes about Saudi Arabia being the only country on planet Earth where women were forbidden from getting behind the wheel of a car will be a thing of the past. For as long as one can remember, women in the kingdom have been discriminated and oppressed by the Saudi government and treated like […]
... written on Sep 27 2017As anticipated, Angela Merkel’s CDU-CSU (Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union) alliance won the German election on Sunday. Although she is set to be re-elected as German chancellor for a 4th term in office, the woman who was blamed for welcoming over 1-million refugees – mostly Muslims – into the country has very little to celebrate. […]
... written on Sep 25 2017Microsoft cut 4,000 jobs two months ago in July. If you think that was bad, wait until you hear tech giant Hewlett Packard’s (HP) plan. Despite recent Street-beating third-quarter results that saw the company’s stock jump 5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is planning to put thousands of its employees jobless – scheduled by year end – […]
... written on Sep 23 2017Debt is something that creeps on you slowly. It seems one day you owe out just a few thousand and the next time you add up the numbers you’re into the tens of thousands. If you’re living beyond your means like many Americans today, now is the time to reel in your spending and find […]
... written on Sep 22 2017President Donald Trump shows the world who’s the boss who pay the bill in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly. As the largest contributor of U.N. operating expenses, the president told the world body to reform to “Make the United Nations Great” – but not “again” – suggesting that U.N. has never […]
... written on Sep 20 2017Something is terribly wrong with the way economic sanctions are being slapped on North Korea. When it comes to dealing with North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, international community especially the United Nations and the United States hope sanctions are a useful tool to bring Kim Jong-un to his knees. However, the reverse is true and now the world is […]
... written on Sep 19 2017Theresa May might be the British prime minister post-Brexit. But her heart and soul appear to be still with European Union even after Britons had voted to get out of the expensive club. After all, like her predecessor, her pro-EU stance was a public knowledge. And the last thing that she could do before the […]
... written on Sep 18 2017The next time you go to the famous but pricey toy store – Toys “R” Us – don’t be surprise if you couldn’t find one. Even if you manage to find the store, chances are there could be lesser toys than usual, or worse still, rows of empty shelves. You could either rush for whatever […]
... written on Sep 17 2017Trump has proven that the United States of America can be bought – if the price is right. And that’s incredibly shameful considering the U.S. has been foaming at the mouth fighting for democratic values and human rights, while at the same time against corruption and money laundering as contained in its Kleptocracy Asset Recovery […]
... written on Sep 14 2017
