Getty Images Trucks line up near the border fence to cross to the United States at Otay Commercial port of entry in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Dec. 10, 2019. The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sending the pact to President Donald Trump for signature just a day after he […]
Trump and Lighthizer Reuters/Kevin Lamarque The Trump administration threatened three European governments with 25% auto tariffs if they didn’t play ball with Iran and call out its government for violating the 2015 nuclear deal, according to a report from the Washington Post. Officials in Britain, France, and Germany received the threat, and they were stunned […]
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper corrected a political commentator on air Tuesday over a dispute between 2020 presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Political commentator Jess McIntosh discussed the debate on CNN with Cooper and other commentators after the close of a Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa. “If they brought that energy at the […]
Newsflash: Being wealthy has its benefits. And it goes well beyond caviar, fancy cars and McMansions. In fact, according to a study published by the Journal of Gerontology this week, longer, healthier lives await those who can afford them. Researchers collected data from thousands of adults aged 50 and over from both the U.S. and […]
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk may do another dance if the electric car maker’s stock rises a few more dollars and stays there a while, as he stands to receive stock options that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. As part of the performance awards agreement in Musk’s compensation package, as disclosed […]
During Tuesday’s democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders used one of his most-repeated lines to attack former Vice President Joe Biden’s stance on health care. ‘You’ve got 500,000 people going bankrupt because they cannot pay their medical bills.’ —Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at Tuesday’s CNN debate […]
The U.S. housing-market crash a dozen years ago is evidently ancient history for many mortgage lenders. Mortgage underwriting standards have eased considerably in the past couple of years; one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators now offers a jumbo mortgage of up to $1 million with only 10% down if you have a FICO score […]
Dear Moneyist, My 93-year-old father has dementia. He married his second wife, who is 91, four years ago. He did not make a last will and testament, and cannot legally make one now because of his dementia. He is not expected to live much longer because of heart problems. My sister and I are concerned […]
Washington (AFP) – New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft down in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. The projectiles were fired 30 seconds apart and explain why the plane’s transponder was not working as […]
President Trump greets actor Jon Voight, a National Medal of Arts recipient, during the award ceremony on Nov. 21. (Photo: Tom Brenner/Reuters) WASHINGTON — On April 10, 2017, Daniel Jorjani, a top Interior Department political appointee, sent an email to Brian Hooks, president of the conservative Charles Koch Foundation, soliciting individuals to join the board […]