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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com, May 28, 2018 By John McNabb Donald John Trump became America’s Forty-Fifth President on Jan. 20, 2017. I can’t recall the last time our nation had a dedicated business person in the White House. And I was born just after “D Day” at the beginning of the end of World War II. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In the midst of an expanding American economy, record low unemployment rates, and buoyant consumer confidence, the Trump Administration has inadvertently planted the seeds of a global commercial slowdown and political showdown. The steel and aluminum tariffs slapped on imports from our key Transatlantic trading […]
Special to WorldTribune.com, June 1, 2018 Commentary by John McNabb Author’s note: The following is my opinion based on personal experience and comments from others. ASHEVILLE, NC — I had breakfast with Sheila Fender in Biltmore Village this morning. After 45 years of loyal service and enduring love for Biltmore Forest Country Club she was summarily […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2018 U.S. crude oil production hit 10.47 million barrels per day in March, the highest on record according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. production had shattered a 47-year output record in November at 10.057 million barrels per day (bpd). The U.S. government forecasts production will hit 11 million […]
