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Trump mocks France"s WWII record in continued threat of NATO pullout

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump mocked France's record in World War I and II in a Tuesday morning tweet that again waved the idea of the US pulling out of, or modifying its relationship to NATO. Fr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 13th, 2018

France and EU ready to face off U.S. tariff threat

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to hike up U.S. tariffs on French products at a NATO summit that marked a new low in U.S.-French relations. France and Brussels said they stood ready to retaliate if so. Lucy Fielder reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

Europe Markets: European stocks rise despite Trump’s threat to derail COVID-19 aid bill as Brexit trade deal nears

European stocks moved higher on Wednesday as hopes that a Brexit trade deal may finally be reached buoyed investors, and France eased its U.K. travel ban......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 23rd, 2020

Europe Markets: European stocks and U.S. futures rise despite Trump’s threat to derail COVID-19 aid bill

European stocks moved higher on Wednesday as hopes that a Brexit trade deal may finally be reached buoyed investors, and France eased its U.K. travel ban......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 23rd, 2020

"Ease and cut rate big": Trump pressures Fed to slash interest rates as coronavirus threat grows

SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images President Trump pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to slash US interest rates after Australia's central bank cut its rate to a record low of 0.5% on Tuesday. "Should ease and cut rate big," Trump tweeted, adding that Powell ha.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 3rd, 2020

"SNL" mocks Trump"s week at the NATO Summit with bullying from world leaders in the cafeteria

Screenshot via NBC 'Saturday Night Live' kicked off its December 7 show with a scene pulled out of a high school cafeteria — but with more politicians.  The sketch featured Alec Baldwin as Pres.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 8th, 2019

France fights back over U.S. tariff threat to champagne, cheese

France and the European Union said on Tuesday they were ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump acted on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on imports of champagne, handbags and other French products worth $2.4 billion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

France fights back over U.S. tariff threat to Champagne, cheese

France and the European Union said on Tuesday they were ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump acted on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on imports of champagne, handbags and other French products worth $2.4 billion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

France and EU say primed to retaliate over U.S. tariff threat

France and the European Union said on Tuesday they are ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on imports of champagne, handbags and other French products worth $2.4 billion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

France says primed to retaliate with EU over U.S. tariff threat against Paris

France and the European Union are ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on a threat to impose duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports of champagne, handbags and other French products, the French government said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

Trump defends abandoning the Kurds by saying they didn"t help the US in WWII

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to defend his decision to withdraw US troops from northeast Syria, abandoning Kurdish forces in the region, by saying.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 9th, 2019

Macron defuses French digital tax row, Trump coy on wine threat

France and the United States reached a deal to end a standoff over a French tax on big internet companies, though U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say whether his threat of a retaliatory wine tax was off the table as a result......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 26th, 2019

Stocks slip on Trump"s warning to China; sterling"s slump carries on

A gauge of global stock markets fell on Tuesday as the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks began with a threat from President Donald Trump, while concerns over a no-deal Brexit continued to drag the British currency lower......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 30th, 2019

Stocks off on Trump"s warning to China; sterling falls further

A gauge of global stock markets fell on Tuesday as the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks began amid a threat from President Donald Trump, while concerns over a no-deal Brexit continued to drag the British currency lower......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 30th, 2019

Market Snapshot: Stocks come off intraday highs as Trump raises threat of Iran strike

U.S. stock indexes rise Thursday with the S&P 500 index hitting an intraday record after the Federal Reserve signaled that policy easing may be forthcoming......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 20th, 2019

NAS Comp Marks Another Record High Close, Trade Concerns Dampen DJIA

NAS Comp Marks Another Record High Close, Trade Concerns Dampen DJIA $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX China Cannot Win a Tit for Tat Trade War With the US President Donald Trump’s threat to imp.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsJun 20th, 2018

NATO Chief Warns "Alliance May Not Survive"

With President Trump's performance at last year's NATO summit still fresh in the minds of its members, NATO's continued existence has probably never before seemed as tenuous as it does right now. Trump has blasted NATO.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 22nd, 2018

Europe to retaliate if US imposes auto tariffs: France

Europe will hit back if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with a threat to slap import tariffs on European-made cars, France's finance minister said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 25th, 2018

Democratic Senator Mocks Donald Trump Amid Reports That North Korea Is Expanding Nuclear Program

“This can’t be true!!! President Trump told us ‘North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat.' He said he took care of it.”.....»»

Category: topSource: newsweekJun 30th, 2018

America First, Helsinki, And Trump"s Existential Threat To The Empire

Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The major – perhaps only – redeeming virtue of the Donald’s ersatz campaign platform was his clear intent to seek a rapprochement with Russia, revamp America’s commitments to NATO a.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJul 8th, 2018

The New York Post: Trump calls on NATO allies to pay up

Days before he heads to Europe for a meeting with NATO allies, President Trump continued ​to hector members of the alliance for not paying their fair share of defense costs​ and called on them to “do much more.”.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 9th, 2018