Back in April of 2018, when the trade war with China was still in its early stages, we explained that among the five “nuclear” options Beijing has to retaliate against the US, one was […]
Xi Sends Trump A Message: Rare-Earth Export Ban Is Coming
China Calls For “People’s War” Against The US, Vows To “Fight For A New World”
While market mood has shifted diametrically from yesterday, with stocks sharply higher on Tuesday following what has widely been interpreted as conciliatory comments from both president Trump and various members of China’s […]
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Trump’s trade-war tariffs may be ‘effective’
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein thinks the trade war could be good for America. He expects tariffs to hurt China more than the US because of the former’s greater reliance on […]
Silicon Valley could be the second richest country in the world
If Silicon Valley was its own country, its per-person GDP would make it the second richest in the world, just behind oil-producing Qatar. The Republic of Silicon Valley — more specifically the […]
Trump’s best selling point for reelection in 2020 is looking stronger than ever
President Donald Trump has made the strength of the economy a key part of his 2020 reelection strategy. Trump got more ammunition for that argument with the higher-than-expected first quarter GDP numbers […]
Dominican Republic: More freighters as US-DR yearly trade tops US$10.6B
The Dominican Republic’s maritime connectivity has increased with the arrival of a new freight service in containers at short distances by sea, to and from Florida. This three-day route starts operating March […]
Just Before The Great Recession, Mountains Of Unsold Goods Piled Up In Warehouses…And Now It Is Happening Again
When economic conditions initially begin to slow down, businesses continue to order goods like they normally would but those goods don’t sell as quickly as they previously did. As a result, inventory levels […]
