Home / 2018 / July (page 31)

Monthly Archives: July 2018

Huawei says it does not expect US sanctions: Report

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee uses a mobile phone while standing in front of the Huawei Technologies Co. booth at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The exhibition runs through June 29.  China’s Huawei, the world’s largest maker of …

Read More »

Three options strategies for the week: July 9

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Carter Worth and Mike Khouw like American Express. Brian Stutland recommends a call option in Pepsi. Mike Khouw recommends a call spread in WWE. Trader disclosure: On July 6, 2018, the following stocks and commodities mentioned …

Read More »

Church of England could pull energy stocks from $16 billion portfolio

WPA Pool | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Polluting firms that fail to tackle climate change could be removed from The Church of England’s £12 billion ($16 billion) investment portfolio within five years. After a meeting of high level officials at the weekend, the …

Read More »

US opposition to breastfeeding reportedly stuns world health officials

Jie Zhao | Corbis | Getty Images A newborn baby is fed milk in a hospital in Huaibei, Anhui province, China. The U.S. government reportedly threatened Ecuador with trade sanctions if it didn’t water down a resolution drafted to promote breastfeeding around the world. The resolution had been expected to …

Read More »

Where will the president hit a bogey?

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images  U.S. President Donald Trump swings a golf club during the White House Sports and Fitness Day event in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 30, 2018.  President Donald Trump will be departing for Europe Tuesday for a series of meetings with key allies in …

Read More »

British PM May appoints Dominic Raab as new Brexit minister

Dominic Raab, Minister of State for Housing and Planning leaves 10 Downing street after the weekly cabinet meeting on February 6, 2018 in London. British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Dominic Raab as the new Brexit Secretary on Monday after his predecessor quit in protest at the government’s plans for …

Read More »

One woman dead following exposure to nerve agent in Amesbury

Rufus Cox | Getty Images Forensic police officers wearing hazmat suits examine a vehicle believed to belong to Sergei Skripal on March 8, 2018, in Salisbury, England. The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom have launched a murder investigation after a 44 year old woman died after being exposed to …

Read More »

Pompeo urges North Korea’s Kim to follow Vietnam’s example

Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions at a press briefing June 11, 2018 in Singapore. Pompeo answered a range of questions related primarily to the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for tomorrow June 12 in Singapore. U.S. Secretary …

Read More »

Trump administration halts billions in insurance payments under Obamacare

Chris Kleponis | Pool | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement on health care while standing with ‘victims of Obamacare’ at The White House on July 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration on Saturday halted billions of dollars in payments to health insurers under the …

Read More »

Talks with Pompeo ‘regrettable,’ US demands unilateral 

Andrew Harnik | Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 6th, 2018. North Korea says high-level talks with a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were “regrettable” and has accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the …

Read More »