Posts by Swedan Margen
Louisiana governor to fly MAGA flag for Trump's inauguration
The “Make America Great Again” flag will fly above the Louisiana governor’s mansion in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday. Source link
Read MoreYellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, on January 21 in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon. Source link
Read MoreNYC mayor says his meeting with Trump covered jobs and ceasefire deal, but not his criminal case
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday included discussions of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the city and the Gaza ceasefire deal – but not the mayor’s federal bribery case. Source link
Read MoreTikTok’s purveyors of creams and candies under threat from US ban – The Business Times
TIKTOK’S expected Sunday (Jan 19) shutdown poses the biggest threat to the universe of small- and medium-sized firms and so-called influencers who depend on the short-form video site for their livelihood, while big brands are expected to move to other sites. TikTok says its US site generates billions for businesses selling candies, beauty products, clothes…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app’s fate to Trump – The Business Times
THE Supreme Court upheld on Friday (Jan 17) a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it, putting the popular short-video app on track to go dark in just two days. The court’s 9-0 decision throws the social media platform – and…
Read MoreDollar holds gains against yen, steadies ahead of Trump inauguration – The Business Times
THE dollar held gains against the yen on Friday (Jan 17), but ended the week lower after a six-week winning streak, as investors await Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration and clarity on the course of the incoming administration’s policies. The yen was poised for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations for a…
Read MoreEurope: Shares in longest weekly winning streak for almost five months – The Business Times
EUROPEAN shares ended on a positive note on Friday (Jan 17), benefiting from a broad-based rally which was fuelled by declining government bond yields and encouraging economic data from China, with the Stoxx 600 logging its fourth straight weekly rise. The benchmark index, which rose by 0.7 per cent, recorded a more than 2 per…
Read MoreUS: Stocks rally to close out strong week, await Trump policies – The Business Times
US STOCKS rallied on Friday (Jan 17) to close out a strong week on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates as investors braced for a slew of policy changes under the incoming Trump administration. The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials registered their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November…
Read MoreLove Scout Episode 5 Recap, Review, and Reactions
Love Scout episode 5 aired on SBS on Friday (January 17) at 10:00 pm KST. People in Korea watched the fifth episode on TV or streamed it online. K-drama fans from countries including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, China, Canada, and the UK watched the fifth episode of this romance drama with subtitles…
Read MoreThe Snub List: Some Trump foes will be no-shows at his second, historic inaugural festivities
Top Republican and Democrat luminaries will be skipping some or all of President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural events following a bruising election that was marked by political attacks, insults and low blows. Source link
Read MoreMAGA’s Messy California Critique
Botching the small details only gives critics license to revel in their sense of superiority, even when the big-picture allegations are correct. Source link
Read MoreAppeals court rules DACA illegal, stays decision to allow Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Obama-era DACA program that protects hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant “Dreamers” violates the law — but the judges allowed the program to remain in effect pending Supreme Court action. Source link
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