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Things to Watch… 1) In Brussels – The European Union (EU) fined 6 financial institutions a record 1.7 billion euro for rate- rigging. With this news- will the U.S. and British government bring more...
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Things to Watch… 1) In the U.S. – The U.S. Congress finally passed the Volcker Rule into law. The new law will crackdown on Wall Street’s risky trades- banning banks from proprietary and speculative...
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Things to Watch… 1) In the U.S. – An Indian diplomat was arrested and strip-searched in New York City over a number of charges including visa fraud. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed regret...
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Things to Watch… 1) In Thailand – The Election Commission of Thailand urged for the postponement of the scheduled February 2nd election due to months of street protest. However, the deputy Prime...
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Things to Watch… 1) In Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced recent terrorist attacks when suicide bombers killed 34 people in 2 separate attacks in the city of Volgograd. With the...
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Things to Watch… 1) In the U.S. – Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was granted diplomatic immunity despite being indicted on charges of making false statements and fraud on a visa document claiming...
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Things to Watch… 1) In Iran – Amnesty International issued a report claiming that the Iranian government have executed 40 people this year over alleged drug offenses. With Iran having the highest...
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Things to Watch… 1) In Switzerland – The city of Davos is holding the annual World Economic Forum that brings together political, business and intellectual leaders together. In reality- is this annual...
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Things to Watch… 1) In the U.S. – It appears that the U.S. economy is back on solid ground with strong household spending and rising exports. With this news- will the world markets slow down because...
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Things to Watch… 1) In Russia – Days ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to let athletes speak their minds off the podium on gay rights. With this...
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