SOCIAL MEDIA ECONOMIST: Stocks rebounded yesterday after President Trump said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for being slow to cut interest rates.   Investors were also encouraged by Trump’s announcement that the 145 percent tariffs on …

No Confidence: In the meltdown over exiting the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s own party has called for a vote of no confidence. She could be out by the end of the day, leaving Britain without a prime …

The Nuclear Option: President Trump announced over the weekend that he plans to pull out of the intermediate range nuclear missile treaty signed with Russia in 1987. Short-range nuclear missiles quickened the time frame of potential nuclear war and made the …

The Trumpster Fire: The Trump administration has given Canada 90 days to sign on to a revised North American Free Trade Agreement or be left out. “Today the president notified the Congress of his intent to sign a trade agreement …

State of the Union: President Trump delivered a State of the Union message last night laced with patriotism, self-congratulation, inspirational stories, fear of immigrants and dictators, and some not-so-subtle appeals to his most ardent supporters. “Tonight, I call upon all …

Thin Red Line: The US fired volleys of missiles at targets in Syria in response to dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of nerve gas in his country’s civil war. Military officials said they fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at destroying …

Thin Red Line: President Trump said the use of nerve gas has changed his attitude toward Syria and its dictator Bashar al-Assad. Trump said he was shocked by the video of children and babies gasping for breath and dying from …