Too Many Bad Loans In India Well connected tycoons get all the credit they want WASHINGTON – India recently decided to change its methodology for calculating GDP and the rate of growth. And, presto,...
No Deal To Cut Oil Production – Still, Russia And Saudi Arabia Are Talking Can the two major oil producers come to an agreement at a later date? WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia and Russia are the leading world oil producers and exporters. Energy Ministers from both countries...
A Russia-Saudi Arabia Oil Production Cut Deal? If this happened, crude prices would jump WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia and Russia are the leading world oil producers and exporters. Energy Ministers from both countries...
Obama Announced The Death Of A Supreme Court Justice In Casual Attire The President made appropriate remarks about the deceased member of the Supreme Court. But he did not think that wearing a tie for the occasion would be a good idea WASHINGTON – The sudden death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will complicate this already messy US political...
In 1992 Ross Perot Was The Billionaire Ready To Fix Everything In No Time – Just Like Trump Ross Perot program consissted in bringing in the best people and giving them instructions to devise the best solutions WASHINGTON – This is an excerpt from a funny imaginary vignette (Notebook, by Robert Shrimsley, Republicans seek reasons to...
Maersk Warning About Global Slow Down – Recession In the US? Trade flows have been reduced. The worst since 2008 WASHINGTON – Maersk, (based in Denmark) is the largest shipping conglomerate in the world. Their business is to transport...
Establishment Republicans Fight One Another – Trump Marches On In this race there is room for only one moderate Republican WASHINGTON – After the New Hampshire primary it is clear that Donald Trump, the clear winner, is not going...
Most Americans Call Themselves Centrists – They Dislike Both Parties Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, should he run as an independent, could get critical support from this laarge, uncommitted middle WASHINGTON – The accepted narrative regarding US politics is that the country today is far more polarized than it used...
Forget About Assad – America Should Focus on Fighting ISIL The Islamic State is the biggest threat WASHINGTON – What are Obama’s options regarding an American “Syria Policy” aimed at supporting the emergence of a democratic...
After Iowa – Can Rubio Become President? Marco Rubio should get the support of all the centrists WASHINGTON – As expected, the Iowa Republicans gave most of their votes to Texas Senator Ted Cruz and billionaire...