Despite Donald Trump's efforts? Boeing joins other American companies in doing business IN China.... Boeing opened its first 737 completion plant in China as the Chicago-based airplane maker navigates the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing. The company … [Read more...] about Boeing will start finishing some of its 737 airliners in China….
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China and Russia move closer as Trump’s America flexes against China…..
Under most of the modern era US President's America has been moving to keep China and Russia to use trade as a means to work WITH the two authoritarian countries.... With the Trump administration that has changed.... Almost banging the table … [Read more...] about China and Russia move closer as Trump’s America flexes against China…..
Theresa May survives no-confidence vote over Brexit plan…
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May still has her job. Rebels in her Conservative Party forced a no-confidence vote in objection to her Brexit plan, but did not convince a majority of the party's members of Parliament to oust her. The final vote was … [Read more...] about Theresa May survives no-confidence vote over Brexit plan…
Republicans keep shrinking the IRS….
Nobody actually likes the Internal Revenue Service.... But agencies job IS to collect money for the government to pay its bills.... Ever since the Republicans have controlled Congress? The agency has had its budget hacked away.... Now the agency ran afoul of … [Read more...] about Republicans keep shrinking the IRS….
The British really can’t afford to leave the European Union…That doesn’t mean they won’t…
The vote to do so has hit the wall of reality.... To leave the EU would hurt the country financially, which has forced the countries people to face a fact.... They can leave and hurt themselves ... Or? They can swallow hard and stay where they are as part of a union … [Read more...] about The British really can’t afford to leave the European Union…That doesn’t mean they won’t…
North Carolina and Virginia Face Major Winter Storm with Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain
It seems to to be an unusually cold late fall this year.... A storm spreading snow, sleet and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South has millions of people in its path, raising the threat of immobilizing snowfalls, icy roads and possible power … [Read more...] about North Carolina and Virginia Face Major Winter Storm with Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain
Job growth slowed for November….Unemployment Rate stays @ 3.7%…
Figures for October that got Trump all excited where actually LOWER then presented by the his Labor Department last month as I expected.... The U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in November, less than the 195,000 expected, while the unemployment rate held at 3.7%, a half-century … [Read more...] about Job growth slowed for November….Unemployment Rate stays @ 3.7%…
Stock Market continues to crater…Morning of Dec 6, 2018….
The major stock indexes showed heavy losses for a second straight day in today's stock market action. The Dow Jones industrial average followed up on Tuesday's 800-point drop, moving another 450 points lower. News of the Dec. 1 arrest of the CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei … [Read more...] about Stock Market continues to crater…Morning of Dec 6, 2018….