North Korea’s UN envoy says denuclearization off negotiating table with United States
Ambassador Kim Song said the “sustained and substantial dialogue” sought by the U.S. was a “time-saving trick” to suit its domestic political agenda.
Trump thanks Iran for releasing American grad student: ‘We can make a deal’
The swap comes amid growing tensions between Iran and the U.S. and massive protests in Iran.
Wall Street bets international stocks will top US equities in 2020 after a decade-long slump
The U.S. has been the place to invest when it comes to stocks over the past 10 years. That dominance could shift in 2020.
It’s possible the US economy is not ‘late cycle’ but rather just recharging
The question of which stage the economic cycle is in now after a decade-long expansion is not that simple.
Managing China is NATO’s biggest challenge yet
The biggest news to come out of this week’s summit – though woefully underreported – was that NATO, history’s most enduring and successful alliance, for the first-time defined China as a strategic challenge.
Trump calls for World Bank to stop lending money to China
The World Bank on Thursday adopted a plan to aid China with $1 billion to $1.5 billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025. The plan calls for lending to “gradually decline” from the previous five-year average of $1.8 billion.
China’s November foreign exchange reserves fall more than expected amid focus on trade deal
China’s foreign exchange reserves fell $9 billion in November to $3.096 trillion, central bank data showed on Saturday, as Washington and Beijing remained locked in negotiations over an interim trade agreement.
Saudi student opens fire at Florida Naval base, killing 3
An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning, killing three people.
Reddit says leak of classified papers ahead of UK election tied to Russian operation
The leak and distribution of classified UK-U.S. trade documents online is tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, social media site Reddit said on Friday, fueling fears that Moscow is seeking to interfere in Britain’s upcoming election.
Elon Musk found not liable in ‘pedo guy’ defamation trial
Billionaire Elon Musk called British cave expert Vernon Unsworth a “pedo guy” on Twitter.
