Trump ramps up personal cell phone use President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on his personal cell phone to contact outside advisers, multiple sources inside and outside the White House told CNN, as Trump returns to the free-wheeling mode of operation that characterized the earliest days of his administration. “He […]
Kyle Kashuv says school security questioned him for visiting gun range with his dad Kyle Kashuv, a student at the Florida high school where 17 people were killed in a February mass shooting, has claimed that school security officers pulled him out of class and questioned him Monday after Kashuv […]
Mike Pompeo advances out of committee with favorable recommendation, following Paul flipping his vote Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, advanced out of committee Monday with a favorable recommendation, following a last minute reversal from Sen. Rand Paul that averted a historic rebuke of the […]
People will revolt’: workers say Russia must save sanctions-hit Rusal Workers at one of Russia’s biggest aluminum smelters say their Siberian town is doomed unless Moscow mitigates U.S. sanctions against aluminum giant Rusal, a predicament mirrored across the company’s sprawling operations. Trapped by mortgages for apartments built on barren steppe […]
U.S. fund managers brace for trade war with focus on pricing power Investors’ fears of an all-out trade war between the United States and China is prompting U.S. stock fund managers to hunt for companies that can easily pass on higher costs to their consumers. So far, domestic small-to-mid-cap companies […]
German region ready to help Opel, but won’t be blackmailed: premier The German state of Thuringia is ready to offer assistance to carmaker Opel in order to keep the region’s Eisenach plant open, state premier Bodo Ramelow told Reuters on Monday. The state could help with energy costs and property, […]
Libya examines Total-Marathon purchase, casting doubt on deal: sources Libya is considering whether to intervene in a $450 million deal that French major Total (TOTF.PA) announced last month to buy a Marathon Oil (MRO.N) stake in the country’s Waha concessions, several sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Officials were […]
Low profile hedge funds post high returns in year after New York Sohn conference One of the year’s most popular events for fund managers, the Sohn Investment Conference, will be held in New York on Monday, but if history is any guide, some of the industry’s lower-profile managers will probably […]
Fighter Ricky Simon wins by TKO after final bell at UFC Fight Night 128 In a fast-paced fight, Merab Dvalishvili’s striking volume and takedowns were too much for octagon newcomer Ricky Simon. Or so it seemed. Dvalishvili (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) looked to be on his way to a unanimous […]
Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick will take battle for NASCAR supremacy to Talladega The debate over the best driver in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season is unlikely to be settled next Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. That’s because the Alabama track is not only the series’ largest and fastest, […]
