Chinese companies may invest in North Korea. American not so much

Could totalitarian North Korea one day become an opportunity for American businesses? President Donald Trump is due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday for a summit that the United States hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament. US … Read More

How Japan Might Lose Out in the Korea Talks

President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at the White House on June 7. Japan could be left vulnerable depending on the substance of Mr. Trump’s meeting with North Korea about denuclearization.CreditAndrew Harnik/Associated Press TOKYO — Even if … Read More

Trump calls for probe into claims Obama administration tried to give Iran access to US banks

President Trump on Thursday called for an investigation into allegations that the Obama administration tried to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions. “The Obama Administration is now accused of trying to give Iran secret access … Read More

Merkel Calls for EU to Lead the World As It Is “Reorganized”

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During Wednesday’s meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Munich, German Chancellor Angela Merkel took the opportunity to take a cheap shot at President Trump while calling for the European Union (EU) to rise up and lead the world. … Read More

Lender Confidence in U.S. Economy Hits Record High, Survey Finds

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From the second quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show a positive outlook for the U.S. Economy and set a record high for the near-term GPA in the history of the survey. Lenders’ confidence on how they expect the … Read More

FOX NEWS FIRST: Trump tension coming to G7; Ex-security officer charged in leak probe; Singapore summit countdown

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Developing now, Friday, June 8, 2018 President Trump heads to potentially tense talks at the G7 summit in Quebec City on Friday after accusing allies Canada and France of putting heavy economic burdens on the U.S. A former security director for the Senate … Read More

Russia and China make show of unity as US relations falter

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Neighboring giants China and Russia have both stressed the value of a strategic partnership amid faltering relations with the US. Russian President Vladimir Putin was handed a medal by his Chinese counterpart. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian leader Vladimir … Read More

Trump, Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore expected to tackle denuclearization, economy

The historic summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on. “We’ll be meeting on June 12 in Singapore,” the president confirmed to reporters after hosting an hour-long meeting with a top North Korean official in the … Read More

US B-52s fly by contested islands amid rising tensions with China

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Two US B-52 bombers flew within the vicinity of the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea Monday, according to a US defense official. The flyovers came a day after Secretary of Defense James Mattis called Beijing out over … Read More

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