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Rex Tillerson
Back-channel talks between the U.S. and North Korea are "useful tools" but unlikely to lead to major strides or meaningful dialogue.
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Aug 16- President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after several chief executives quit in protest over his remarks blaming weekend violence in Virginia on anti-racism activists as well as white nationalists. A parade of prominent Republicans also rebuked Trump, as well as U.S. ally...
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Aug 16- President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after several chief executives quit in protest over his remarks blaming weekend violence in Virginia not only on white nationalists but also on anti-racism activists who opposed them. A parade of prominent Republicans and U.S. ally...
A parade of prominent Republicans and U.S. ally Britain also rebuked Trump after his comments on Tuesday about the bloodshed in the college town of Charlottesville further enveloped his seven-month-old presidency in controversy, paralyzed his policy aims and left him increasingly isolated. Trump announced the dissolution of the American Manufacturing...
European stocks closed higher on Monday afternoon after senior U.S. officials sought to play down risks of a military conflict with North Korea.
*UAE also assures EU no business bias over Qatar. DUBAI, Aug 13- Four Arab countries that imposed sanctions on Qatar have told the United States that U.S. companies doing business with them would not be punished for also working with Doha, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. The European Union has been given similar "official... verbal assurances" by the UAE,...
*Trump, Xi in phone call to discuss North Korea crisis. Xi's comments came hours after Trump warned North Korea that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" as Pyongyang accused the U.S. leader of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. The Pentagon said the United States and South Korea would proceed as planned with a joint military exercise in 10...
*Trump, Xi in phone call to discuss North Korea crisis. Xi's comments came hours after Trump warned North Korea that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" as Pyongyang accused the U.S. leader of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. The Pentagon said the United States and South Korea would proceed as planned with a joint military exercise in 10...
*Trump, Xi in phone call to discuss North Korea crisis. Xi's comments came hours after Trump warned North Korea that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" as Pyongyang accused the U.S. leader of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. The Pentagon said the United States and South Korea would proceed as planned with a joint military exercise in 10...
The Trump administration has quietly engaged in back-channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, the Associated Press learned.
Trump should adopt the measured style of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in dealings with Pyongyang, strategists warned.
President Donald Trump comments on escalating tensions with North Korea and next steps.
Aug 10- U.S. indexes were set to open lower for the third straight day on Thursday as North Korea's threat to land a missile just short of the U.S. territory of Guam added fuel to simmering tensions with the United States. The nuclear-armed nation said it was finalizing plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles over Japan to land 18-25 miles from Guam.
Aug 10- U.S. stock index futures were lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of continuing tensions between the United States and North Korea. *North Korea on Thursday detailed plans for a missile strike near the U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States.
*Fears over North Korea threats recede- traders. TOKYO, Aug 10- Japanese stocks were flat in choppy trade on Thursday morning as geopolitical concerns over North Korea's threats of missile strikes receded. President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea.
Jim Cramer shares his take on how investors should shield their portfolios from tensions between North Korea and the United States.
Jim Cramer shares his take on how investors should shield their portfolios from tensions between North Korea and the United States.
Jim Cramer shares his take on how investors should shield their portfolios from tensions between North Korea and the United States.
President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea. "It's amazing when you consider the headlines just how calm the equity markets are, how they've taken things in their stride," said Ryan Detrick, senior market strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina. Investors had rushed to safe-haven assets after strongly worded exchanges between...
President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea. "It's amazing when you consider the headlines just how calm the equity markets are, how they've taken things in their stride," said Ryan Detrick, senior market strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina. Investors had rushed to safe-haven assets after strongly worded exchanges between...
