The Trump Organization has canceled talks over possible projects in Brazil, Argentina and India as the president-elect pulls back from deal-making less than three weeks before taking office. Trump lawyer Alan Garten said Wednesday that the company has canceled a “memorandum of understanding” to continue discussions with local partners over… Read More
Trump nominates attorney as head of SEC
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday chose a Wall Street attorney with experience in corporate mergers and public stock launches as his nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton, a partner in the law firm Sullivan and Cromwell, as chairman of the independent… Read More
Macy’s announces MAJOR store closings
Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its full-year earnings forecast. The retailer said Wednesday that sales at its established stores fell 2.1 percent in November and… Read More
Embarrassing! ZERO crowd at “Recount Rally”
There are only two weeks until President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, and there is still one desperate, wannabe candidate who thinks Americans are willing to rally against him. But she’s dead wrong — and it’s embarrassing. Green party candidate Jill Stein, who made millions for her leftist party’s coffers during the… Read More
WHOA! Trump stuns, puts D.C. on notice
President-elect Donald Trump is taking his case for healthcare reform straight to the American people — and it has the career politicians in Washington, D.C. caught off-guard. The beltway establishment began the 115th Congress ready for a long, drawn-out healthcare reform battle over President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act… Read More
100 injured in Brooklyn train crash
A packed Long Island Rail Road rush hour train crashed at the end of a platform as it pulled into a major transportation hub on Wednesday, hurling passengers onto the floor and slamming them into each other. The front of the slow-moving train hit a bumping block as it pulled… Read More
Sickening! 4 arrested for racist anti-Trump torture video
Police have arrested four people who they say beat and tortured a mentally ill man — a disturbing assault that was broadcast live on Facebook, Chicago police said. Even worse, critics say the attack was a chilling, racist message aimed at supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. During the video the… Read More
Turkish police: We’re closing in on nightclub terrorist
Turkish police are closing in on the gunman who killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub, a senior official said Thursday, insisting his possible whereabouts and contacts had been established. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told A Haber news channel in an interview that gunman who attacked Istanbul’s upscale… Read More
105-year-old breaks cycling record
Nearly a century ago, Robert Marchand was told by a coach that he should give up cycling because he would never achieve anything on a bike. He proved that prediction wrong again on Wednesday. In a skin-tight yellow and violet jersey, the 105-year-old Frenchman set a world record in the… Read More
Ford’s cancelled plant leaves Mexico fearing Trump
Ford Motor Co.’s cancellation of plans to build a $1.6 billion auto manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi has sounded alarms across Mexico. Even as the country is being rocked by rowdy nationwide protests against a Jan. 1 gasoline price hike, the Ford news led the front pages of Mexico’s… Read More