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Trump’s tariffs shocks markets; Transit...

(5 April 2025)  The global economic order...

Canada heads to the polls...

(23 March 2025)  Canada has been navigating...

Trump’s tariffs shocks markets; Transit outlook for April 7-11

(5 April 2025)  The global economic order was turned upside down last week after the imposition of across-the-board reciprocal tariffs by US president Donald Trump.   Stocks sold off sharply as investors were not expecting the size and extent of Trump's long-promised tariffs.  Markets now fear that higher consumer prices and reduced international trade will slow economic growth and produce a recession this year. While Trump is insistent that his new tariff regime is here to stay, the strongly negative market reaction may be creating some second thoughts within his administration. ...

War in Afghanistan...

(30 Aug 2021) The war in Afghanistan is over.  Today, the US withdrew the last of its troops thus ending the 20-year war...

Delta variant threatens...

(22 August 2021)  It all looked so promising.  The US was the first country to manufacture an effective Covid vaccine and then successfully...

Biden under pressure...

(17 August 2021) The US suffered a body blow to its prestige this week after the Taliban defeated the Afghan army and captured...

A still-divided republic:...

(15 July 2021) "A house divided against itself cannot stand."   With these words uttered in 1858, the future President Abraham Lincoln warned of...

Trump organization indicted...

(1 July 2021) Donald Trump's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse.  The organization that bears the name of the former US...

Stocks rally on...

(24 June 2021) Stocks pushed to new all-time highs today on news of an agreement on a pared-down Senate infrastructure deal.  President Biden threw...

Saturn threatens Biden’s...

(6 May 2021) By all accounts, Joe Biden has taken firm control of the reins of power in Washington, DC during his first...

Biden health questions...

(11 March 2021) Recent events have renewed concerns about President Biden's health and mental condition.  In the latest incident, while giving public remarks, Biden...

Markets cheer Biden...

(20 January 2021) US stocks rallied to new all-time highs today as Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president of the United...
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