Key Point: Pairing a supersonic missile with a jet fighter strengthens one leg of India’s nuclear triad. India’s nuclear command has begun receiving fighter jets armed with the country’s most advanced, supersonic cruise missile. According to media reports, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has begun receiving 42 Su-30MKI air dominance fighters modified to carry air-launched […]
While you’re shopping for deals on holiday gifts, remember this is a great time to find stock market bargains. Investors have big gains this year, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.01% up nearly 30% including dividends. Some are now looking to sell losers to ring up losses to offset the gains. A winning strategy […]
It’s almost the end of 2019, and that means the internet is replete with punditry about where the stock market will wind up in 2020. These columns can sometimes be way off the mark. At the beginning of 2019, for instance, you probably would have thought me a Pollyanna if I had predicted that the […]
U.S. stocks were slightly higher Wednesday as investors hoped to keep a five-day winning streak going in the wake of a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal and fading worries over the global economic outlook. The likely impeachment of President Trump by the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington later Wednesday held little geopolitical risk for investors, […]
Being head-over-heels in love with fall has gotten a bit of a bad rap in recent years. Fall fanatics are often written off as boring or basic. But what’s not to love about autumn?! The air has finally cooled and leaves are turning magnificent shades of yellow, orange and red. No more humidity, no more […]
Every restaurant business starts with a passion for food, but the recipe for success also includes a well-equipped cooking space and support from the community. Let’s not forget other factors too, including insurance, packaging, marketing and even social media expertise. Luckily, startups and small businesses can get all of the above and more at incubator kitchens, […]
Representative Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) has called on Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell to recuse himself from the impending impeachment trial over his admission that he would not be an “impartial juror” and his claim that the trial was politically motivated. “I’m not an impartial juror,” McConnell told CNN on Tuesday. “This is a political […]
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested six foreigners for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs onto the tourist island of Bali. A Swiss man, a Thai man, a Singaporean woman, a Chilean man and two Hong Kong men wearing orange detainee uniforms were paraded with their feet and hands tied […]
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence may be “purposefully misleading” Congress about a September conversation between Pence and Ukraine’s president, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee told Pence Tuesday. In a letter to Pence, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., renewed the committee’s request for the vice president to declassify information about the conversation that has been provided to […]
The numbers: Builders began construction on new homes in the U.S. at a pace of 1.37 million in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. This represented a 3.2% increase from a revised 1.32 million in October and was 13.6% higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, permitting activity hit yet another post-recession high. Building permits for […]