Market jitters undercut Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus threat to help his reelection chances

By Robert A. Vella President Trump has been publicly downplaying the worsening coronavirus threat, which is now technically a pandemic Continue reading →

The Center holds on for dear life: The E.U. parliamentary elections, and Democrats’ strategy in the U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s editorial which some readers might find disconcerting, let’s examine the results of Continue reading →

Mitch McConnell is now in the spotlight after new Dem House passes bills to end government shutdown

By Robert A. Vella After Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House yesterday for the new 116th Congress amid Continue reading →

Dow drops 150 points, S&P 500 on the cusp of a bear market

Last week the Dow lost 1,655 points, or 6.8 percent. That was the Dow’s worst week of trading since October Continue reading →

China vows to fight U.S. ‘at any cost’ as trade tensions worsen

WASHINGTON — China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. “at any cost” after President Trump proposed slapping an additional Continue reading →

Global Recession: A Real and Present Danger?

By Robert Borosage Listening to the presidential debates would suggest that the only foreign policy challenges that the U.S. faces Continue reading →

Another bad day for Global Markets as Commodity Prices, Consumer Demand drop further

By Robert A. Vella Say what you will about global capitalism.  I am certainly no fan, but it is the Continue reading →

US, global stocks fall sharply on more signs of weakness in China’s economy

NEW YORK — Stock markets plunged again Tuesday, continuing a rocky ride for Wall Street, after gloomy economic data out Continue reading →