Trump says he would like to invite Vladimir Putin to the next G7 summit of world leaders. Russia was banned from the club of countries in 2014 after its annexation of Crimea. Other G7 countries have recently said they opposed President Putin at meetings. On Monday, however, Trump said, “I …
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Trump says he is “seriously” cutting a tax on capital gains
President Donald Trump said he was “very seriously” considering a capital gains tax cut, a move he decided on last September after saying it would not do enough to help the middle class. “We are also considering a capital gains tax cut, which would create a lot more jobs,” Trump …
Read More »Google tells Chrome Apps to shut down again
A Chrome logo at a Google event in New York in 2013, which is probably also the date you last heard of Chrome apps.Photo: Mark Lennihan (AP) Google does not give them much used ChRoma apps functionality– which many users may not even remember exists –a proposal from the execution …
Read More »Occidental Posts $ 6.6 billion Charge After Oil Price Crash
(Bloomberg) – Occidental Petroleum Corp. reported an entry of $ 6.6 billion in the second quarter, equivalent to more than 40% of its market value, as the collapse in energy prices took its toll on the debt-laden U.S. shale oil producer. More than two-thirds of the valuation was responsible for …
Read More »Derecho storm destroys Midwest and leaves more than 1M without power
A rare hurricane-like, 100 mph storm left more than a million people without power on Monday as devastation swept across much of the Midwest – hitting Chicago as it recovered from a night of chaos and widespread looting. The derecho – which has the power of a hurricane but hangs …
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