Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum takes up trade changes spurned by Trump (Hanoi) Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared his “America First” protectionist policy ministers from the China, Japan and other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation grouping, which acc[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
May 24th, 2017 - 12:20 am § in Misc.
THE CHINESE CENTURY: ASIA to TRUMP: we do not need YOU!
May 10th, 2017 - 7:29 am § in The Ave Scene
China’s homegrown jumbo passenger jet takes to the sky
CHINA TAKES ON BOEING SHANGHAI, May 5 (Xinhua) — China took a major step toward becoming a global aviation powerhouse as its homegrown large passenger plane, the C919, took to the sky on Friday. The flight makes China the fourth jumbo jet producer after the United States, Western Europe and Ru[...]
May 5th, 2017 - 8:52 am § in Misc.
Lessons for the US from Germany
Workers and unions made modern Germany great The German economy is going great guns thanks to high exports and strong unions.[...]
May 1st, 2017 - 12:02 am § in The Ave Scene
Where Poverty Begins? $85,000
The Mercury NewsLiked In Santa Clara County, $84,750 is the low-income threshold for a family of four. It’s even higher in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. In costly Bay Area, even six-figure salaries are considered ‘low income’ That’s according to the U.S. Department of Housing and[...]
April 28th, 2017 - 8:32 am § in Donald Trump
U.S. economy bogs down in first quarter with slowest growth in 3 years, GDP shows
While Trump takes credit for “his economy,” of course he will blame Obama now that the government’s official scorecard for the U.S. economy in the first quarter points to the weakest growth in three years. Gross domestic product increased at a meager 0.7% annual pace in the first t[...]
April 25th, 2017 - 6:13 am § in America
A real world inflation chart
The government insists inflation is low. Try telling that to a college student! (Click here for source.)[...]
April 24th, 2017 - 5:00 pm § in Misc.
Free Money In Canada
Ontario plans to launch universal basic income trial run this summer[...]
April 10th, 2017 - 8:28 am § in America
Amazon at $1,000, Wall Street’s Not-So-Bold Call Ten analysts predict shares will eclipse that mark in the next year
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March 27th, 2017 - 12:43 pm § in Donald Trump
BREAKING NEWS: After Trump Market Dump
Charts Show Alarm Bells Ringing on Trump Market Dump Dollar poised to wipe out entire post-Trump election rally Volatility, short bets rise after Obamacare repeal failure[...]