Trump signs the law in support of Hong Kong protests
US President Donald Trump signed two laws on Wednesday to support pro-democratic demonstrators in Hong Kong.
The Final step: the European Commission can start on 1 December
The 751 Members of the European Parliament gave their approval for the new European Commission on Wednesday. Now that this formal vote is over, the 27 commissioners can start on 1 December. President Ursula von der Leyen of the European…
Important economic data shows Trump administration is on track with the business
Trumponomics is kind of working. The growth of the United States economy turned out stronger in the third quarter than previously thought. According to a second estimate from the US Department of Commerce, growth was 2.1 percent on an…
Interim government Bolivia welcomes first US ambassador in eleven years
For the first time in eleven years, Bolivia has welcomed an ambassador to the United States. Under the leadership of ex-president Evo Morales, the relationship between the South American country and the Americans was tense. The interim…
Hong Kong protest movement has not won yet
'Pro-democratic' parties now own 85 percent of the seats in Hong Kong's district councils, and with it the evidence that the population supports the protest movement. But nobody believes that the Beijing-true authorities will meet their…
US Steel companies are raising prices
Large steel companies in the United States are raising their selling prices again. Those are Nucor, ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel. It is the third time in about a month that the prices are raised. Earlier this year, steel prices in the US…
Serious Fraud Office is investigating Petrofac ties, Ablay Myrzakhmetov is on the list as the likely…
Serious Fraud Office from the UK side and Department of Justice from the US side are investigating a series of seemingly criminal episodes tied to operation of Unaoil and Petrofac. Those companies are present in the Kazakhstan oil…
HP doesn’t want to open the books for Xerox
Computer and printer manufacturer HP has called again on the copier and printer manufacturer Xerox. An unsolicited takeover bid was recently rejected, but now HP did not agree with Xerox's request to open the books. According to HP, Xerox…