Why Bezos Is Betting His Fortune On This New Industry

  1. HM


    US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected an offer from Israel to visit family in the occupied West Bank on the condition she does not...
      

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  2. BI


    Immigrants play an increasingly pivotal role in the U.S. economy. They are overrepresented in our labor force, relative to their share of the population,...
      

  3. DD


    A person familiar with the probe of Jeffrey Epstein’s death at a federal jail says guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show...
      

  4. Tom Kirkman


    As the political and trade games between Trump and Xi (and a side game of North Korea) continue on, thought I would share regular...

  5. Abby Gham


    Saudi oil minister Khalid Al-Falih announced that Shaybah Field was attacked today by Houthi rebels' drones sent from Yemen. The official stated that there...
      

  6. ronwagn


    https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/meet-the-neglected--year-old-stepchild-of-the-us/article_e05514c9-c9ac-5cd7-b2fc-f677b2426049.html
      

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  7. ronwagn


    https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-offers-conflicting-messages-on-hong-kong-unrest-amid-u-s-china-trade-talks-11565802045  
      

  8. TB


    Chancellor Angela Merkel and the whole German government do not see Germany taking part in a U.S-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz...
      

  9. George Doolittle


    Utica and Marcellus shale has been the "nOPEC" destroyer going on a decade now. Also to understand oil pricing one must understand how the...

  10. ronwagn


    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/kyle-bass-chinas-currency-would-drop-30percent-to-40percent-without-support.html?recirc=taboolainternal https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/china-is-working-hard-to-support-its-currency--it-sold-us-government-bonds-for-six-straight-months.html https://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/08/10/5-things-about-chinas-currency-devaluation/  
      

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  11. Zhong Lu


    The Taliban is still fighting in Afghanistan, North Korea still has nuclear weapons (and is launching missiles willy nilly), China has not reached a...

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  12. James Regan


    Hong Kong may soon feel the wrath of China, is this the tipping point? https://www.thestreet.com/amp/investing/stocks/dow-futures-slide-as-trade-concerns-hong-kong-protests-blunt-global-sentiment-15052938
      

  13. Douglas Buckland


    I am interested in have you guys and gals view the latest application of tariffs on Chinese goods destined for the US. Is it 'bullying'...
      

  14. HM


    NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that there was a real chance for peace in Afghanistan as U.S.-Taliban peace talks continue in...
      

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  15. Zhong Lu


    The devaluation move on the Yuan is not primarily about "countering tariffs."  As far as it's concerned, the Chinese government is already preparing itself...

  16. HM


    U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked South Korea to send troops to join a U.S.-led maritime force in the Strait of Hormuz off the...
      

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  17. DD


    India on Thursday urged Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the withdrawal of special status to Kashmir, saying it was...
      

  18. Douglas Buckland


    In many recent threads, the US national debt vs. GDP has been mentioned without any comparison to other nation's debt vs. GDP. I thought...
      

  19. James Regan


    TRUMP INDICATES HE WOULD USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IF REQUIRED. Whats wrong with this man, if he’s not involved in enough issues in the Middle East...
      

  20. EA


    It's hard to believe China would storm Hong Kong to put down the protests given the repercussions it would have for its economy, unless...
      

  21. RA


    Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate...
      

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  22. Douglas Buckland


    As I have stated before, I am not a 'financial guy', so this is directed towards those out there that are. As we can all...
      

  23. TD


    I know this is from Salon (No I'm not a Liberal Democrat) it is interesting Tho.  I Wondered where Trump's early ties to Russia...
      

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  24. BI


      Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Norway-brokered talks between Venezuela’s government and the opposition would normalize the situation in country and...
      

  25. fb


    China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to...
      

  26. ronwagn


    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/31/germany-refuses-military-cooperation-us-persian-gulf/   NATO ‘Ally’ Germany Won’t Back U.S. in Gulf to Avoid War with Iran 8,921  
      

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  27. RA


    The Trump administration says it will set up a system allowing Americans to legally access lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Health and Human Services...
      

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  28. PZ


    The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are significant, a lawmaker from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday,...
      

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  29. TB


    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from a Moscow hospital on Monday and returned to prison under guard after being treated for what...
      

  30. ronwagn


    https://www.texansfornaturalgas.com/us_oil_and_gas_production_reshaping_global_politics?utm_campaign=july_26_update&utm_medium=email&utm_source=northtexansfornaturalgas U.S. Oil And Gas Production Is Reshaping Global Politics has reshaped geopolitics and improved our national security, while also dramatically improving our balance of trade.   My...
      

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