President-elect Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to BRICS nations over their ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar. Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods from BRICS members if they move forward with plans to establish a rival currency or abandon the dollar as the dominant international reserve currency.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency advocate, to serve as commerce secretary in his upcoming administration. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday via Truth Social, citing both Lutnick’s business expertise and commitment to advancing Trump’s trade policies.
In August, the U.S. saw a smaller increase in employment numbers than analysts had predicted, while the unemployment rate experienced a slight drop from the previous month, revealed in the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report released last Friday.
To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it.
At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as:
baker,
butcher,
carpenter,
cabinetmaker,
upholsterer,
tailor,
milliner...
Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York has put forward a $14 trillion reparations plan, aiming to address the historical impact of slavery on...
The U.S. budget deficit increased 23 percent to $1.7 trillion, an increase of $320 billion, in the year after the Biden administration pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act which it claimed would close the government’s funding gap.
