Posts by The Trend Letter
- Wall St slips as tech stocks weigh. Read story
- What exactly happened with the Best Picture win at the Oscars? Read story
- Trillions of dollars are at stake when Trump speaks to Congress. Read story
- Stockman: “After March 15 everything will grind to a halt.” Read story
- Trump budget to seek $54 billion more in defense spending, offset by decreases elsewhere. Read story
- The bond market is calling Yellen’s March rate hike bluff. Read story
- Yes, Le Pen could win in France. Read story
- London Stock Exchange/Deutsche Boerse merger in doubt. Read story
- Uber is designed so that for one employee to get ahead, another must fail. Read story
- US pending home sales fall to lowest level in a year. Read story
- Trump-style Australian populists gain in polls as Turnbull flounders. Read story
- China’s Twitter clone will soon have more users than Twitter. Read story
- Blackberry revives classic keyboard phone. Read story
- Wal-Mart launches new front US price war, targets Aldi in grocery isle. Read story
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- Wall St opens lower as energy, finance stocks weigh. Read story
- Countries are using the EU’s biggest fear as their ultimate bargaining chip. Read story
- LePen surges in latest poll as voters serve a ‘slap in face’ to establishment. Read story
- China says no intention of using currency devaluation to its advantage. Read story
- Loeb embraces Trump ‘paradigm shift,’ says stocks not overvalued. Read story
- Former IMF chief Rato gets 4.5 years for embezzlement. Read story
- Kim Jong-nam killed by VX a weapon of mass destruction. Read story
- You’re overpaying for drugs and your pharmacist can’t tell you. Read story
- China steams past US and France to be Germany’s biggest trading partner. Read story
- Geopolitical black swans are are the stock market’s biggest risk. Read story
- Weak Pound hits BA owner’s profits. Read story
- Google sues Uber over driver-less technology. Read story
- The $5000 burger. Read story
- Witches to cast spell on Trump. Read story
- Frightened French voters want Obama to run. Read story
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- Fed may raise rates ‘fairly soon.’ Read story
- Tesla’s earning report raises new questions. Read story
- Trump to seek job advice from firms that offshore US work. Read story
- German budget surplus highest since 1990. Read story
- Oil to $70, or down to $30? Read story
- The world’s freest economy is slashing its already low taxes after a $12 billion surplus surprise. Read story
- US real rate signalling weakness weakness may deal dollar another blow. Read story
- EU warns of a Europe of ‘small countries’ if populism triumphs. Read story
- Claims for jobless benefits in US point to firm job market. Read story
- N. Korea mocks China for ‘dancing to the tune of the US’. Read story
- OPEC needs to prolong cuts after swelling surplus, Citi says. Read story
- Exxon has wiped a whopping 19.3% of its oil reserves off its book. Read story
- US ‘nuke sniffer’ plane flies to Norway trying to determine source of radiation spreading in Europe. Read story
- Automakers call on EPA chief to ease fuel-efficiency standards. Read story
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- Wall St slips on weak oil prices; Fed minutes in focus. Read story
- This bullish stock signal has never been wrong – and it’s about to flash for 2017. Read story
- Chinese president has vowed to lead the “new world order.” Read story
- Iran ready to give the US a ‘slap in the face’: Commander. Read story
- It’s been 31 years since the last US tax overhaul. Read story
- LePen wins over women voters who feel left behind in France. Read story
- UK economy grows faster than thought. Read story
- A stunning 2,805 record high temperatures in the US so far this month. Read story
- Planes, tanks, ships: Russia military get massive upgrade. Read story
- China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles. Read story
- McDonald’s to cut prices on drinks as fast-food industry slumps. Read story
- How to save a dying mall. Read story
- Bill Gates supposedly has a long way to go to catch the real richest man of the world. Read story
- Military plane cost hits Airbus. Read story
- Millennials are the most narcissistic generation ever. Read story
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- Wall St hits another record high on strong retail sales. Read story
- Crude oil could plunge to as low as $30. Read story
- Euro-area recovery broadens as France outpaces Germany. Read story
- China stocks rise as investors see a bull market on the horizon. Read story
- Burger King parent buys Popeyes for $1.8 billion. Read story
- Verizon and Yahoo agree to a $350 million price cut. Read story
- ‘Radiation spike’ sparks fears Putin tested nuke in Arctic. Read story
- Study: Venezuelan’s lose 19 lbs on average due to lack of food. Read story
- Robots taking over wide range of military jobs. Read story
- Uber enlists ex-attorney general Eric Holder to investigate harassment claims. Read story
- As Brexit nears, support for leaving the EU falls in Slovakia. Read story
- Wanda’s Dick Clark deal shaky, but not dead yet. Read story
- There’s a completely legal reason this dentist has an office full of human heads. Read story
- “It looks like a war zone.” Trump vindicated after violent riot erupts in Swedish suburb. Read story
- Bill Gates says terrorists could use viruses to kill millions. Read story
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- World stocks rise to record high, dollar retreats. Read story
- At least 25 dead in suicide attack on Pakastani shrine. Read story
- Banks accused of fixing South African Rand. Read story
- Race to shore up Oroville Dam before series of storms hit. Read story
- Intelligence officials withhold information from Trump. Read story
- China’s holding of US treasuries dropped in 2016 by most on record. Read story
- Snap seeks valuation of $18.5 billion in highly awaited IPO. Read story
- Big US banks to push for easing of money laundering rules. Read story
- Italy approves $21 billion fund to shore up troubled banks. Read story
- Microsoft takes another crack at healthcare, this time with cloud, AI & chatbots. Read story
- The most innovative countries in the world on one map. Read story
- India’s richest man calls Donal Trump “a blessing in disguise for India.” Read story
- Inside Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Read story
- China may bar US ships from passing through its waters. Read story
- Venezuela pulls plug on CNN. Read story
- Third person arrested in killing of Kim Jong Un’s half brother. Read story
- Artificial intelligence has brought “doubt and suspicion” to ancient world of Japanese chess. Read story
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- S&P 500 sets sights on longest wining streak in 3.5 years, but futures waver. Read story.
- Ceta: EU parliament backs free trade deal with Canada. Read story
- Japan & China dumping US Treasuries. Read story
- Iceland’s GDP soars 10%, so residents are preparing for next crash. Read story
- A $30 million golden parachute deal courtesy of the junk-bond market. Read story
- Buffet’s big bet on Apple may have made him $1.1billion in just six weeks. Read story
- UK wage growth outpaces inflation. Read story
- Greek economy shrinks in fourth quarter. Read story
- This may be the one currency call Trump’s administration got right. Read story
- China warns US against fresh naval patrols in South China Sea. Read story
- Russian spy ship spotted 40 miles of US coast. Read story
- Why the Euro needs an orderly exit mechanism. Read story
- US solar surged 95% to become the largest source of new energy. Read story
- Trump to meet retail CEO’s who oppose border tax. Read story
- A mathematician has created a teaching method that proving there’s no such thing as a bad math student. Read story
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- Wall St extends record run as ‘Trump trade’ reignites. Read story
- Swiss voters reject tax reform plan. Read story
- Trump – Trudeau meeting underlies delicate task of remaking NAFTA. Read story
- Dollar gains against rivals after Trump-Abe meeting goes smoothly. Read story
- Musk: Merge with machine or become irrelevant. Read story
- N. Korea’s game changing new missile is more stable, more efficient, and harder to detect. Read story
- Samsung chief back in court over corruption claims. Read story
- How can we trust global warming scientists if they keep twisting the truth? Read story
- China upset that disputed islands mentioned in Japan-US meeting. Read story
- A record-setting 1,000 drones take to sky in China to celebrate lantern festival. Read story
- Passenger carrying drone to fly in Dubai in July. Read story
- US government hauls in record tax revenues. Read story
- California Oroville dam expected to fail. Read story
- Pakistan high court bans Valentine’s Day. Read story
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- Wall St opens higher as energy stocks gain. Read story
- Twitter tumbles as quarterly loss nearly doubles. Read story
- College professor accused of punching Republican student over politics. Read story
- 3,144 US flights cancelled as snowstorm Niko bears down on northeast. Read story
- Record number renounce US citizenship in 2016. Read story
- Jobless claims fall 12,000 to 234,000, near post-recession bottom. Read story
- Trump and China president finally broke the ice – by snail mail. Read story
- Fed’s Bullard says rate can remain low through 2017. Read story
- Samsung’s Note 7 battery supplier has fire at China factory. Read story
- Fare killer Ryanair lets go of its American dream Read story
- Mississippi considers death by firing squad. Read story
- Ecuador presidential candidate pledges to evict Julian Lassange from London embassy. Read story
- Police strike leaves 90 dead, Brazilian city in chaos. Read story
- Explosion at French nuclear plant, ‘no radiation risk.’ Read story
- Trump attack on judges ‘demoralizing’ says Supreme Court pick. Read story
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- Wall St slips as bank, health stocks drag. Read story
- OIl pares loss after data shows massive US supply gains. Read story
- EU faces crisis as IMF warns Greek debts are on ‘explosive’ path. Read story
- Russian troops were placed on ‘combat alert’ amid massive NATO exercise. Read story
- Why the US has such a huge trade deficit. Read story
- For Chinese home buyers, Seattle is the new Vancouver. Read story
- Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval. Read story
- BlackRock’s Fink sees business slow down in ‘bipolar’ world. Read story
- Sophisticated shoplifting gangs are costing US retailers $30 billion a year. Read story
- Republicans fear for their safety as Obamacare protests grow. Read story
- Asia’s inflation surge fueled by currency rout that’s fading. Read story
- Barack Obama’s retirement is not like yours. Read story
- Interest to travel to US has plummeted since Trump became president. Read story
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