by WorldTribune Staff, July 23, 2018 Mexico’s president-elect, who had vowed during his campaign to “put Trump in his place,” is now seeking a “new relationship” with the American president. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s president-elect, will take office in December. / AP Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in a letter to President Donald Trump, wrote: “It encourages […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2018 Production of U.S. crude oil and natural gas liquids hit record levels last month, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). API reported that June production of crude oil in the U.S. hit 10.7 million barrels per day. Production of natural gas liquids hit 4.2 million barrels per day. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2018 A “shocked” Beijing is increasingly worried about how far U.S. President Donald Trump will go in his threat of a trade war, analysts say. Trump on July 10 threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports totaling approximately $200 billion. The new tariffs would be on top of 25 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Global Trade War is sweeping the world, and U.S. President Donald Trump intends to keep fighting. The question, though, is how and when it will end and what damage it will leave in its wake. The U.S. contends that that eventually some of America’s trading partners will realize they […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2018 The U.S. economy gained 213,000 jobs last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released on July 6. The jobs numbers were better than had been forecast. Democrats were not impressed. House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi called the Trump economy a “raw deal.” In a statement […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Sen. Elizabeth Warren has jumped the shark. The Massachusetts radical leftist is now calling for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to be abolished. At a recent rally protesting President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal immigration, Warren, standing on top of a white pickup truck, thundered that ICE […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran has rejected a plan by Russia and Saudi Arabia to increase oil production at a meeting of the OPEC oil cartel this week in response to consumer disgruntlement with rising prices. “I don’t believe at this meeting we can reach agreement,” Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in Congress are moving to block his deal to put Chinese telecom giant ZTE back in business if it pays $1 billion more in fines for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. Lawmakers said on June 11 that the U.S. Senate […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2018 Several companies are building spacecraft to mine precious metals and other rare resources on asteroids. NASA estimates the value of these resources could be up to $700 quintillion – the equivalent of $100 billion for each person on Earth. Deep Space Industries, which hopes to cash in on asteroid […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 As air conditioning season kicks into gear, a large number of Americans will see relief from the heat in the form of lower electric bills. Following tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and passed by the Republican Congress, 101 public electric, gas and water utilities are lowering their […]
