North Korea Tensions Weigh On Wall St.
On Sunday, September 3rd, North Korea conducted its sixth test of a supposed advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile. As of late Tuesday morning, U.S. stocks were drastically lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial ... [Read]
North Korean Missile Flies Over Japan
A missile flew over Japan, landing in the Pacific ocean just north of Hokkaido, South Korea, which dramatically escalated tensions on the Korean peninsula. The last time a North Korean projectile flew over Japan was ... [Read]
Chair of Federal Reserve Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Warn Against Deregulation of Post-Crisis Financial Policies During Jackson Hole Retreat
President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, along with Chair of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen gave warnings on Friday, August 25th regarding the strict financial rules ... [Read]
Trump Blames Congress on Failure to Pass U.S. Debt-Ceiling Legislation Earlier As Deadline Approaches
The U.S. government is slowly running out of money to pay its bills, leaving a number of companies to reconsider the country’s credit rating. U.S. officials have been busy reassuring markets that debt default will ... [Read]
Billionaire Investor Carl Ichann Ceases Role as Trump’s Special Adviser on Regulation
Another one bites the dust. On Friday, August 18, billionaire investor Carl Ichann announced that he will be stepping down as a special adviser to President Trump on regulatory-reform issues. Ichann wrote a letter to ... [Read]
3 Major U.S. Charities Just Walked Away From President Trump
By now, most people should be aware that a number of CEOs have walked away from various advisory councils for President Donald Trump. And now, some of the most well-known charities in America are also ... [Read]
Trump Gives White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon the Boot
President Donald Trump made yet another headline today. On Friday, according to The New York Times, the decision was made to remove White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. This might be surprising to some as ... [Read]
Trump Insinuates Shooting Terrorists with Bullets Covered in Pigs’ Blood Would Stop Islamic Extremism
On Thursday, President Donald Trump appeared to insinuate that the way to stop Islamic-related extremism is to shoot terrorists with bullets covered in pigs’ blood. Of course, he didn’t come out and say those exact ... [Read]
Trump Says Removal of Confederate Statues is “Sad” and “So Foolish”
Another day, another Donald Trump headline. On Thursday, President Trump criticized the removal of Confederate monuments, saying the removal was both “sad” and “so foolish.” Interestingly, this tweet comes days after neo-Nazis and white supremacists ... [Read]
Trump Called Out Amazon for Causing “Great Damage to Tax Paying Retailers”
President Donald Trump has been making headlines over the course of the past few weeks. First, we had to deal with his Twitter rants about North Korea. Then, we had to listen to his shocking ... [Read]