Trump orders strike on Syria in response to chemical attack
President Donald Trump ordered a strike on Syria Friday in response to last weekend’s chemical weapons attack. Interested in Syria? Add Syria as an interest to stay up to date…
In Yuan We Trust: ‘China calls shots as creditor, US role fading’
China has accumulated enough financial resources to induce borrowers US and EU to share power, argues Arvind Subramanian, senior fellow jointly at the Peterson Institute for International Economics… source
Trump says U.S. will only rejoin Pacific trade pact if terms are improved
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would only join the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade deal his administration walked away from last year, if…
Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand
LANGLEY, British Columbia (Reuters) – Layers of squirming black soldier fly larvae fill large aluminum bins stacked 10-high in a warehouse outside of Vancouver. They are feeding on stale bread,…
Spotify puts bank IPO paydays under fund manager scrutiny
LONDON (Reuters) – After shaking up the music industry, Spotify (SPOT.N) is now prompting investors to question the value they get from investment banks underwriting new listings with its low-cost…
ESPN+ streaming service launches Disney’s digital drive
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) on Thursday debuted its new ESPN+ digital subscription service, the first consumer offering in the traditional media company’s push to become a…
Volkswagen rushed revamp triggers labor concern: sources
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – Labor representatives at Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) are concerned by a sudden rush by the German carmaker’s board to approve sweeping changes on Thursday, sources said, while Handelsblatt reported…
Pentagon confirms delivery suspension of Lockheed F-35 jets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped accepting deliveries of F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) because of a contractual dispute over fixing a production error,…
Wall Street jumps on earnings optimism, Syria worries ebb
(Reuters) – Wall Street stocks bounced higher on Thursday as expectations that lower U.S. taxes would fuel corporate earnings added to easing of nerves over U.S. military conflict with Russia…
Google poised to emerge unscathed from European antitrust crackdown
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The European Union’s top antitrust regulator, Margrethe Vestager, has made it her mission to stem alleged anti-competitive abuses by big American tech companies, threatening as recently…