Kevin O’Leary Explains What Leverage US Has Getting China To Back Down On Tariffs
“Shark Tank” co-star Kevin O’Leary said on Thursday in the Fox business that the US has retained China on a massive economic leverage and now it’s time to use it. The White House said Wednesday that tariffs on China will only be reduced through negotiations, despite President Donald Trump signaling possible easing. In his appearance […]
New ICE leverage in form of BE GONE Act, targeting sexually violent offenders
Exclusive: Both House members introduced the bill Wednesday to strengthen penalties for illegal immigrants convicted of sexual offences. Better enforcement of harsh crimes through unnatural immigration (Be Gone) acts codifies a key part of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” border crackdown. Also, the timing is right to admit the month of sexual assault awareness, according […]
What Dems are demanding as they finally get leverage in race to prevent government shutdown
Congressional Democrats want to ensure President Donald Trump and his administration are not exempt, or will not spend some of the money allocated to the new spending bill to avoid government shutdowns at the March 14 deadline I want to choose. They are specifically asking Trump to spend the money as Congress was allocated, which […]
To end the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump will need to get leverage
President Trump once claimed that it could do that Complete the Russian Ukraine War within 24 hours。 It was unreasonable. Recently, people close to him offered: Longer timelineMeasured on a monthly basis. It turns out that it is a difficult task. A wide groove separates the party. If Mr. Trump seriously considers a permanent reconciliation […]
Trump Understood CCP Control of TikTok Is Dangerous, Now He’s Throwing Away Leverage
On CNN's “AC360” broadcast Friday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said China should not be allowed to dictate the algorithms on TikTok that determine what Gen Z sees on the app. “And Donald Trump himself understood that.” But by asking the Supreme Court for a stay so he can negotiate a solution, he is giving up […]
GOP Senator Claims Schumer Used Debt Limit As Leverage Against Trump, Criticizes GOP Who Opposed Trump-Endorsed Plan
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, said Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer used the debt limit as leverage against plans supported by President Trump. Monaka exterior Mullin criticized Schumer for the “Ingraham Angle,” which accused Laura Ingraham of manipulating debt ceiling negotiations to weaken President-elect Donald Trump's influence. Marinlin also criticized House Republicans who helped […]
Trump Administration Will Hold Unusual Leverage to Push Change in South Africa
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump will have an important opportunity to encourage change in South Africa, which has tilted toward kleptocracy at home and support for an authoritarian regime abroad. One opportunity to leverage is the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This is a trade agreement that benefits South Africa and several […]
Dem Pollster Warns Harris Must ‘Walk A Tight Line’ To Leverage Biden’s Record Without Triggering Backlash
Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris needs to connect herself to President Joe Biden's accomplishments without facing the fallout from his unpopularity. Democratic strategist James Carville wrote in The New York Times: Editorial On Tuesday, Belcher advised Harris to “make a firm break” from Biden's policies, arguing that the 2024 […]
Stock Market Leverage in La-La Land, Rises to Historic WTF High
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Archegos shows how leverage is the great accelerator of stock prices on the way up, and on the way down. One of its bets, ViacomCBS, after skyrocketing, collapsed by 60%. Vast, unreported, and at the time unknown amounts of leverage blew up Archegos Capital Management, dishing out enormous losses to its […]
Leverage & Interconnectedness Are Blowing Up Crypto & DeFi
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes That’s what’s different this time: Stuff blows up because of leverage and cascades through the crypto space because everything’s interconnected. Crypto lender and broker Voyager Digital, which also took deposits and offered yield products with huge interest rates of up to 12%, said in a series of tweets today […]