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…
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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….
Democratic Governors warn the party …2020 can’t be just about Donald Trump….
Despite the media almost complete focus on every utterance of Donald Trump? Voters going to the polls last month voted for those who could help them with improving their daily lives, not just against Trump's rants and legal troubles.... Democratic governors now preside over … [Read more...] about Democratic Governors warn the party …2020 can’t be just about Donald Trump….
Is Congress ready to put the brakes on Trump’s Trade War’s?
Axios is out with a piece that suggests that Senate Finance Chair Grassley may lead the effort to curtail some of Donald Trump's bombastic Trade War efforts....(Democrats won't have any issues with this) The idea will make a lot of people hopeful.... And will scare a lot of … [Read more...] about Is Congress ready to put the brakes on Trump’s Trade War’s?
Trump holds off on trade war against China ….
Has Donald Trump blinked on his promise to level more tariffs on Chinese imported goods? …. Bloomberg is reporting there will no more tariff increases after Jan.1*…. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday to a temporary trade … [Read more...] about Trump holds off on trade war against China ….
US, Canada and Mexico sign new trade agreement that lawmakers must approve….
Donald Trump has a rough time on his trip to Argentina for the Group of 20 Summit meeting... Michael Cohen's 2nd guilty plea story had ruined his day..... So? His people seem to have provided some good feeling for the guy with the announcement that a tentative agreement … [Read more...] about US, Canada and Mexico sign new trade agreement that lawmakers must approve….