U.S., Mexico and Canada hasten NAFTA talks as elections loom: Pena Nieto
LIMA/MEXICO (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and Canada will expedite NAFTA talks in a push to reach a deal…
‘Boiled frog syndrome’: Germany’s China problem
SCHROBENHAUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Bauer, a big producer of construction equipment, is better placed than many German companies that invested…
South Dakota e-commerce sale tax fight reaches U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will determine whether states can force out-of-state…
Union chief upbeat on prospects for deal in German wage talks
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Negotiators for both Germany’s public sector unions and employers signaled a willingness to compromise at the…
Ad king Sorrell's abdication leaves WPP at crossroads
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Sorrell’s sudden exit from WPP marks a shocking end to the career of a chief executive…
Keiser Report: Reform = Crime To Favor Wall St. Crooks (E293)
In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss the 99% knocking on Timmy Geithner’s door looking for ‘reform’…
Facebook fuels broad privacy debate by tracking non-users
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Concern about Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) respect for data privacy is widening to include the information it…
California African American Museum
CAAM’s permanent collection consists of over 4,000 objects ranging from the 1800s to the present. It encompasses paintings, photographs, film,…
Keiser Report: Mystery Meat – Shut Up & Eat! (E409)
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss where you go when you can’t even…
Satellite images show craters at alleged Syrian chemical weapons facilities
The US Department of Defense early Saturday released a map that it says shows their three Syrian airstrike targets. CNN…
Starbucks chief executive apologizes for arrests of two black men
(Reuters) – Starbucks Chief Executive Kevin Johnson apologized late on Saturday for the arrests of two black men at a…
Wall Street eyes earnings stabilizer after FAANG stocks wobble
(Reuters) – Wall Street is hoping that first-quarter earnings growth and corporate forecasts are strong enough to bring the FAANG…
Musk insists Tesla does not need more capital, predicts profit soon
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will be profitable in the third and fourth quarters of this year and will not…
China slows review of chip company mergers amid trade tensions: WSJ
(Reuters) – Two multi-billion dollar takeovers of semiconductor makers are being stalled by Chinese regulatory reviews amid rising U.S.-China trade…
Martin Sorrell quits as head of world’s biggest ad group WPP
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Sorrell, who built WPP into the world’s biggest advertising agency through 33 years of dealmaking, quit…
Proxy adviser ISS recommends against five Equifax directors over cyberbreach
(Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Saturday recommended investors vote against the re-election of five Equifax Inc (EFX.N)…
How is Canada’s immigration system different from the U.S.?
Canada has a MERIT-BASED system, while the US prioritizes more FAMILY-based immigration. The CBC’s Matt Kwong tells us how the…
Martin Sorrell quits as head of WPP advertising agency
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Sorrell quit as the head of WPP on Saturday, leaving the world’s biggest advertising agency 33…
German interior minister rejects union’s six percent wage demand
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Saturday he would press for “reasonable results” in the next…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
US imposes new sanctions on Iran over missile test
The US government has blacklisted 13 individuals and a dozen businesses under the Iran sanctions authority, a day after President…
Wall Street falls on Syria concerns, interest rate worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday as possible U.S. military action against Syria stoked investor concerns…
Trump gently ‘testing waters’ with sanctions relief amid anti-Russia sentiment – Ron Paul
The slight easing of sanctions on Russia’s FSB is a step in the right direction and President Trump can’t be…
CrossTalk: America’s 30-year war
Is the entire Middle East being changed by endless war? Has the U.S. invested so much in the region that…
‘We didn’t discuss sanctions at all’ – Lavrov’s 1st meeting with Tillerson
Russia and the US’ top diplomats have just finished speaking to the press after the conclusion of their first meeting…
Biotech M&A rolls on as Alex ion snaps up Wilson for $855 mln
(Reuters) – Alex ion Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy Sweden’s Wilson Therapeutics for 7.1 billion Swedish crowns ($855 million), boosting…
Wall Street higher as trade war fears ease
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday as investor concerns about rising U.S.-China trade tension eased after Chinese President…
Theranos lays off most of its remaining workforce: WSJ
(Reuters) – Embattled blood-testing company Theranos Inc laid off most of its remaining workforce to preserve cash and avert or…
T-Mobile restarts talks to acquire Sprint: source
(Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) is engaged in a new round of talks to acquire Sprint Corp (S.N), a…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces Senate hearing but little hope for action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s No. 1 mission during his appearance before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday…
‘An extension of crowd and herd mentality’ – Lionel and Tim Young on Der Spiegel magazine cover
The latest cover of one of Europe’s largest weekly magazines, Der Spiegel, has been widely discussed on social media. The…
Trans Mountain pipeline halt worries Canadian business
(Reuters) – Business groups and local officials called on Monday for Canada’s government to guarantee an expansion of the Trans…
Merck’s Keytruda helps lung cancer patients live longer in trial
(Reuters) – Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) blockbuster drug Keytruda helped previously untreated lung cancer patients live longer in a late-stage…
No new NAFTA deal this week, but 80 pct chance for early May: Mexico minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy minister on Monday said he saw an 80 percent chance of a new NAFTA…
Deutsche Bank picks insider Christian Sewing as new CEO: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Christian Sewing, currently co-deputy chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), is to become the new CEO…
North Korea’s Nuclear Threat: VICE News Interviews Victor Cha
Victor Cha was President George W. Bush’s top advisor on North Korea and participated in the Six-Party Talks, in which…
Indian special court issues warrants against two accused in PNB bank fraud
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A special court of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued non-bailable warrants against two Indian…
New Jersey health officials investigating potential E.coli outbreak
(Reuters) – Health officials in New Jersey said they are investigating an E. coli outbreak in four counties that left…
Fire at Trump Tower leaves 1 dead, 6 injured, says FDNY
The person who died was a resident of the building’s 50th floor who had been taken to the hospital in…
‘Brennan’s crocodile tears over scorched Syria give hypocrisy a bad name’
Accusing Russia of practicing a ‘scorched-earth policy’ in Syria is utterly hypocritical of CIA Director John Brennan who himself is…
Fed’s Evans says he’s optimistic on inflation, wants rate hikes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans, one of the Fed’s most dovish policymakers, said Saturday that…
Sberbank to own biggest single stake in Croatia’s Agrokor – report
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Russia’s Sberbank (SBER.MM) may get around 30 percent of Croatia’s indebted food group Agrokor following a debt…
The 19-yr old Kurd fighter who can send ISIS militants to hell
Across in Northern Iraq, Kurdish troops are making moderate gains against Islamic State. Kurdish women join the fight taking up…