Trade Wars With China Won't Stop Before 2020
The dangerous new twist in the tariff war between the United States and China will heap ominous pressure on the global economy at a moment when it is already struggling in the undertow of their trade superpower showdown. China's announcement of new tariffs on $75 billion in US goods, and an incandescent reaction from President Donald Trump and his swift increase in existing tariffs on Chinese products, underscored that the dispute is escalating with no obvious way to calm hostilities. For all of the Fake News Reporters that don’t have a clue as to what the law is relat...
Business Owners From California Can't Resist Homeless Crisis Anymore
Sacramento salon owner Elizabeth Novak addressed an irate video to California Governor Gavin Newsom over the state’s homeless crisis. “This video is for Gavin Newsom,” Novak began. “I’m going to wait for a response from you, but I’m not going to stop messaging you, tweeting you, making videos to you, e-mailing you, writing you, calling you.” She had a very simple question for the California governor: “What are you going to do for us Californians?” “I’ve had a business in downtown Sacramento for 15 years – a successful business. I now have to leave my place of business,...
About 200 Workers Of U.S. Steel Plants In Michigan Wait For Lay-Offs
United States Steel Corp will temporarily lay off hundreds of workers at its Great Lakes facility in Michigan in coming weeks, according to a filing the steelmaker made with the State of Michigan. The Pittsburg based company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on August 5, claiming that in order to halt production at the Michigan facility it would have to let go fewer than 200 workers. Due to the lower steel prices and decreasing of demand in steel, the company would idle two blast furnaces at its Great Lake and Gary Works plants, according to the compa...
State Attorneys Launch Antitrust Investigation Over The Tech Giants
On Monday it was reported that the state attorneys are preparing to begin antitrust investigation of the tech giants in more than 20 states. It will surely put the spotlights on an industry that already raises so many questions over its activity in recent years and that is already facing federal probing look. ????B O O M???? Big Tech ????????Antitrust Probe A group of state attorneys general is preparing to move forward with a joint antitrust investigation of big tech companies, adding additional scrutiny to an industry already under a federal spotlight https://t.co/ePF...
As Long As People Can Buy Guns Visa Will Sell It
Visa chairman and CEO Alfred Kelly says that his company will not stop selling gun unless buying guns isn't a legal activity. Herewith, Kelly made clear that Visa is not in the business of legislating, but of financing. He observed, “If we start to get in the mode of being legislators it’s a very slippery slope. We shouldn’t be determining what’s right or wrong in terms of people’s purchases.” Kelly added: “We shouldn’t tell people they can’t purchase a 32-ounce soda. We shouldn’t tell people they can’t buy reproductive drugs.” Visa took a similar stand in the wake o...
Joe Biden's Brother Is Accused Of Fraud
A Former Vice President Joe Biden's brother Jim Biden along with hedge fund menager Michael Lewitt and others are accused of attempting to defraud a Tennessee business. Until mid-August the defendants to respond to the lawsuit filed last month by Michael Frey and Dr. Mohannad Azzam, according to The Knoxville News Sentinel. The suit says that the plaintiffs founded Diverse Medical Management to reform failing rural hospitals, and Jim Biden promised to sell the health care plan to investors. It says Biden and Lewitt then urged the plaintiffs to borrow $10 million from Lew...
Lost And Wasted Millions In Federal Funding Of Baltimore
Institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp, and University of Maryland’s research and medical care programs get $3 billion in federal funding, according to Baltimore Sun. “Baltimore over the past five years has received $900 million in just operating and capital expenses that doesn’t include the billions of dollars going to the different agencies,” David Williams with the Taxpayers Protection Alliance told WBFF. “For example $1.1 billion has gone toward the housing authority in Baltimore. That would not be a problem if millions o...
Bernie Sanders Stands For Shutdown of Michigan Oil Pipeline 'Enbridge's Line 5'
Enbridge's Line 5 is a major oil pipeline that conveys petroleum from western Canada to eastern Canada via the Great Lakes states. The peculiarity of the pipeline is that passing under the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. Last month, the state of Michigan filed a lawsuit asking the County Court to compel the decommissioning of the segment of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. And recently 2020 election candidate Bernie Sanders stood for support the State. He has become the second Democratic presidential...
Elaine Parker Says 'Labor Problems Lurk Beneath The Strong Economy'
Elaine Parker, President of Job Creators Network, speaks about how the emphasis on four-year liberal arts colleges is not only saddling young people with crushing debt but also creates a gap in the labor market by neglecting to promote the attainment of valuable skills that could be taught for less money by vocational or trade schools. Over the last three decades, college tuition at traditional four-year institutions has risen by over 200 percent and the ballooning price tags are not showing any signs of slowing down. As a result, a whole generation of young adults is be...