An 85-year-old Santa Rosa, California, woman said her wildfire-destroyed neighborhood “looks like WWII.” “It looks like the pictures I saw when I was kid — when England and Germany were being bombed out,” Jean Welch told ABC News. She said at the end of WWII, a school friend in Germany […]
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Tensions rise about return as families of freed hostages Coleman and Boyle rejoice
As American Caitlan Coleman flies to Toronto today with her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their three children after five years in Taliban captivity, tensions between the couple’s families surrounding circumstances of their abduction and the decisions about their journey home have already begun to flare. Coleman, 31, and Boyle, […]
Unwinding Fed’s balance sheet could hurt stocks: Jeffrey Gundlach
DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach on Friday said he expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December and discussed how the Fed’s plan to taper its balance sheet may be a problem for the stock market. Continue Reading Below “You can divine a probability that the bond market […]
These charts show how quickly bitcoin is growing
As bitcoin soars to all-time highs, the pace of gains is rapidly picking up speed. For example, it took well over 1,000 days for each leg of bitcoin’s climb from a few cents to $1,000, and from $1,000 to $2,000. But since bitcoin topped $2,000 for the first time this […]
FCC chairman silent amid Trump’s attacks on press
President Trump continued his assault on NBC News Friday, retweeting former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s assertion that “the President will not be able to impact licenses, but he is doing major damage to the NBC brand.” Trump added, “Sadly, they and others are Fake News, and the public is […]
Republicans may delay immediately cutting corporate tax rate
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Arena resigns as manager of U.S. men’s team
FILE PHOTO: U.S. men’s national soccer team coach Bruce Arena looks on during Mexico v U.S. World Cup 2018 Qualifiers match at Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico on June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo October 13, 2017 By Steve Keating (Reuters) – Bruce Arena resigned as manager of the U.S. […]
A picture and its story: tear gas in Nairobi
Caleb Amisi Luyai an opposition politician of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, reacts after a gas canister fired by policemen hits his car during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya, October 13, 2017. Reuters photographer October 13, 2017 NAIROBI (Reuters) – In a dramatic picture, Kenyan opposition […]
Venezuela’s PDVSA delays $121 million interest payment: investors
The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is pictured at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, October 10, 2017. Picture taken October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes October 13, 2017 By Corina Pons CARACAS (Reuters) – The payment of $121 million in interest on debt owed by Venezuela’s state-owned […]
Trump takes hard line on Iran, but keeps Obama deal in place
President Donald Trump slammed Iran Friday, called the country a “menace” and announced new sanctions against the regime — but didn’t do anything that would alter the Obama-era deal that he has denounced since his presidential campaign. The deal, Trump said, is no longer in the national security interest of […]