Gopalan was a preliminary 19-year-old student. She had graduated early from the University of Delhi, but the trip to California marked her first time out of India, where her parents and three siblings lived. She was alone. Fortunately for Gopalan, she had chosen to study on a campus that was …
Read More »Natural gas prices are soaring as heat waves hit large parts of the US
By Julianne Geiger – 14 Aug 2020, 17:00 CDT Prices for natural gas rose by almost 9% on Friday, even though the weekly storage report did not show much movement. Natural gas prices hit $ 2,367 at 2:26 pm EDT, an increase of 8.48% or $ 0.185, even though the …
Read More »Taiwan risks getting caught up in the power struggle between the US and China
On Monday morning, as Azar marched on the Taiwanese capital Taipei, several Chinese gunmen briefly crossed the de facto maritime border separating the island from mainland China. Later that week, the Chinese military conducted large-scale drills in waters near Taiwan, and appeared in Beijing’s state media as a “warning” to …
Read More »US, China postpone trade talks over weekend
The US and China are sending out talks scheduled for the weekend aimed at monitoring progress at the six-month mark of their phase-one trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said. Chinese Vice Prime Minister Liu He is due to hold a video conference with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer …
Read More »Stock market today: Dow, S&P Live updates for August 14, 2020
US futures came lower than retail sales data for July, while European stocks fell as fresh quarantine rules took place in the UK Treasury yields were reduced after rising five days and the dollar was stable. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped after Britain added France, the Netherlands and Malta …
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