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The Negative Effects Of The Trump COVID-19 Agenda On The USD
Monday, December 21, 2020 - 10:15am | 1060The following is a contributed article from a content partner of Benzinga The United States Dollar has been devaluing against other major currencies in 2020 and it is highly likely it is a direct result, in some sense, of Trump's reaction to the global pandemic we are still facing as a species...
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A Right-Leaning Supreme Court Won't Impede Cannabis Reform, Legal Experts Say
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 12:23pm | 686Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Oct. 27 confirmation to the Supreme Court may feel like ages ago after a historic election season complicated by President Trump's attempts to reverse the results. Under a month into the role, Justice Barrett stands poised to weigh in on a myriad of pressing...
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US Airlines Accept Government's Workforce Aid
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 10:10am | 1482Ten major airlines have tentatively agreed to accept federal assistance to keep employees on their payrolls through Sept. 30 after balking for the past week over surprise terms presented by the Treasury Department. Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier...
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Trump's Comments On USPS Rates May Not Square With Agency's Recent Actions
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 8:10am | 1200To hear President Donald Trump tell it, there's nothing wrong with the finances of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that a parcel rate hike, notably on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), its largest shipping customer, wouldn't cure. Trump commented on Wednesday, April 8, that the USPS "ought to do that...
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House Democrats Raise Concerns About FEMA Logistics Initiative
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 4:21pm | 1252The Federal Emergency Management Agency's airlift of emergency supplies to combat the novel coronavirus is kicking into overdrive, but House lawmakers are raising questions about how decisions are being made to intervene in private-sector supply chains and divert resources to locations identified...
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Oil And Shale Are In A Tough Spot
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 11:28am | 809The recent oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia has President Trump caught in tough spot. One the one hand, cheaper oil prices are good for consumers and industries that rely on oil to function. But the 17-year lows in oil is also hurting oil producing countries, of which the U.S. is one...
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Mahomes Shines As Kansas City Chiefs Clinch First Super Bowl Title In 50 Years
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 1:47am | 408The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, defeating rival San Francisco 49ers 31 to 20 after trailing initially in the game. What Happened The score was tied at halftime as Kansas City's 7-3 lead in the first play as matched by 49ers in the second one. The 49ers took a...
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President Trump Threatens Sanctions Against Iraq
Monday, January 6, 2020 - 4:33pm | 462President Trump is threatening severe sanctions against Iraq if the country succeeds in ordering the removal of U.S. troops from the Middle East country. The Iraqi parliament over the weekend passed a resolution calling for U.S. and other coalition forces to leave the country in response to the...
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Wednesday's Market Minute: The Trump-Powell Collision Course
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 9:21am | 392President Trump is not a big fan of Jay Powell's Fed. He's made this abundantly clear in the past and did so again yesterday in his speech on the economy, saying the Fed should have been more aggressive in cutting interest rates, and that countries with lower interest rates have an unfair...
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President Trump Lifts Sanctions On Turkey
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 1:24pm | 453Donald Trump on Oct. 23 ordered the lifting of U.S. sanctions against three senior Turkish government officials and two ministries in response to Turkey's five-day ceasefire along the northern Syrian border. "As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property, which had been...
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As Regulators And Retailers Address Vaping Risks, Consumers Respond In The Marketplace
Monday, September 23, 2019 - 8:56am | 1698By John Kagia, Chief Knowledge Officer, New Frontier Data Throughout the past month, the vaping sector has been shaken by the sudden emergence of a mysterious lung illness related to the use of e-cigarettes or vape pens, with hundreds of illnesses diagnosed and eight reported deaths to date. The...
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Ceasefire: Tariff Tailwind Injects Early Euphoria, With New Record Highs In Sight
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 8:45am | 2068By now, we’ve all had a couple of days to absorb the weekend’s trade truce. The question is, with talks starting again and tariff threats receding for the moment, where does the market go from here? The agreement President Trump and President Xi forged arguably takes a big chip off the...
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President Trump Cancels Infrastructure Meeting With Democrats
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 6:07pm | 452President Trump abruptly walked out of a meeting with Democratic Congressional leaders today (May 22) in what was supposed to be a second round of talks on a potential $2 trillion infrastructure package. After an initial meeting three weeks ago, many believed the summit between the President and...
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Today's Pickup: President Trump Makes Push On USMCA
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 12:03pm | 721Good day, As President Trump ramps up the trade war with China, the Administration is keen to get NAFTA's successor, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA, approved. The lifting of the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada – and the removal of those countries'...
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What A Green New Deal Could Mean For Freight
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:00pm | 961President Donald Trump paid little attention to infrastructure in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, but what he did say may have gotten the attention of Democrats in Congress who support a Green New Deal: "I know that Congress is eager to pass an infrastructure bill, and I am...