Up in smoke: Wildfires burn a hole in the economic pocketbook

Photo by: Noah Berger FILE – In this Sept. 28, 2020, file photo, a staircase remains at the Restaurant at Meadowood, which burned in the Glass Fire, in St. Helena, Calif. Harvest season in Northern California’s wine country draws millions … Read More

Israel is in trouble with the Democrats and it needs to move fast

posted in: Israel, News

The message is clear – Hamas and anti-Netanyahu protesters are happy Biden has won. AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.  (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) “It is easier to … Read More

Yen plunges as traders add risk for future with vaccine, Biden

posted in: Far East, News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders unloaded Japanese yen and bought riskier currencies and the U.S. dollar on Monday as market confidence in the economy and world trade increased with progress on a COVID-19 vaccine and the prospect of Joe Biden … Read More

Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and other world leaders who have not acknowledged a Biden win

posted in: News, Russia

As President-elect Joe Biden moved forward on Monday with preparations to take office in January, some world leaders have continued to remain silent on the outcome of the election, which President Trump has yet to concede. Congratulatory messages from around the world … Read More

OPEC would miss ‘friend Trump’, wary of strains under Biden, sources say

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Key members of OPEC are wary that strains in the OPEC+ alliance could reemerge with Joe Biden as U.S. President, sources close to the organization said, and would miss President Donald Trump who went from criticizing the … Read More

Trump administration plans “flood” of sanctions on Iran by Jan. 20

posted in: Middle East, News

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Patrick Semansky/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration, in coordination with Israel and several Gulf states, is pushing a plan to slap a long string of new sanctions on Iran in the 10 weeks … Read More

Biden Presses Ahead Toward Presidency as Trump Braces for Fight

Trump supporters outside the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S. on Sunday. , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — President-elect Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to address the coronavirus pandemic and shape his incoming administration, steps aimed at strengthening … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 6 November 2020

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6 November  2020 Greetings from Tyler, Our worst fears are playing out in real-time.  There are a lot of things we don’t know yet.  Who do we trust?  We’ve seen corruption in the media, corruption in Federal agencies, and now … Read More

Biden wins presidency, Trump denied second term in White House, Fox News projects

Biden ‘honored and humbled,’ Trump vows to keep fighting. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated President Trump, denying him a second term after a bitter campaign and dramatic, prolonged vote count in battleground states that sparked a flurry of lawsuits. The Fox … Read More

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