Politics
Obama Pledges to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
President Barack Obama promised to use the available resources of the federal government to help the victims of the killer tornado that struck Oklahoma. Lawmakers started debating the effects of the storm to the financial state of the nation. President Obama pledged to provide Oklahoma with everything it needs. He sent W. Craig Fugate, director [...]
Weiner Attempting Comeback in New York City Mayor Race
Anthony Weiner has announced he will run for New York City mayor. He joins a crowded field for one of the top mayoral positions in the U.S. He now officially begins a comeback from the scandal that forced him to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives. Following weeks of speculation, Weiner made his candidacy [...]
Reasons President Obama will Approve Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone pipeline has become the most scrutinized project in the nation’s infrastructure history. The Obama administration has delayed and sidestepped a decision on the pipeline for 1,705 days. Supporters of the project have launched commercials that highlighted the amount of time the decision has taken. Earlier this week, a Senior Administration Official hinted that [...]
Obama’s Speech to Tackle Legality of Drone Program
President Barack Obama will talk about the legality of his administration’s drone program as well as other counterterrorism practices in a speech he will give Thursday. This was according to a White House official. President Obama’s speech will be his attempt to fulfill one of his State of the Union pledges of making his administration [...]
President Tries to Move Forward after Recent Troubles
President Barack Obama experienced his most turbulent week in office. He has to move forward via focusing on several measures the president believes have a chance in Congress. He also has executive actions that do not require Republican approval. The president’s aides ordered the White House staff not to be sidetracked by the hearings on [...]
Brown’s Outlook on Budget Disputed by Analyst
According to a top budget advisor for the California legislature, the financial picture in California is much better that what Governor Jerry Brown has suggested. The advisor says the state would have more than $3.2 billion to spend than what Governor Brown had estimated. Wall Street improvements and the increase in the housing market in [...]
Obama Offers No Apologies regarding US Security Leak
President Barack Obama said he would not make any apologies with regards to his concerns over leaks to the media that could have compromised national security or put intelligence officers and American military in danger. The president said he has confidence over Attorney General Eric Holder. The attorney general has been on the hot seat [...]
Obama Looks for Normalcy
President Barack Obama is trying to get things back to normal after his administration was besieged with allegations over Benghazi, IRS, and the seizure of journalists’ phone records. Last Wednesday, the president performed a normal presidential duty of speaking with police officers. President Obama spoke at the yearly National Peace Officers Memorial Service that the [...]
IRS Scandal Claims First Victim
On Wednesday, President Obama announced that the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service was asked and agreed to resign following the news that the government agency had targeted political groups that were conservative and were attempting to gain tax-exempt status. Steven Miller, who at the time the wrongdoing took place was not the commissioner [...]
Obama Administration Shields Wind Farms from Liabilities
President Barack Obama’s administration has not prosecuted or fined a wind farm for killing protected bird species, such as eagles. The administration has shielded the industry from liability and kept the scope of the deaths a secret. This was according to an investigation made by the Associated Press. The peer-reviewed Wildlife Society Bulletin estimated that [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!