Saudis lobby to stop 9/11 class action legislation

Saudis lobby to stop 9/11 class action legislation

The Saudi government has spent millions of dollars on US law, lobby and public relations firms to raise the country’s visibility in the United States and before the United Nations at a crucial time. Five lobby and PR firms were hired in 2015 alone to co-ordinate...

Hillary Clinton wins in New York but remains in trouble.

The big story last week was Hillary Clinton had won New York big time. Exit polls showed that Clinton drew support from demographic groups that helped her in past races. She won 66 per cent of voters 45 and older, while Sanders was the favourite among younger voters,...
Corporate defaults reach new high

Corporate defaults reach new high

Corporate borrowers across the world have defaulted on $50 billion of debt so far this year as the number of delinquent companies accelerates at its fastest pace since the financial crisis in 2009. According to Standard & Poor’s nearly half of the defaults have...

Dirty ditty about Turkey�s leader creates diplomatic row

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been the big winner out of Europe’s refugee crisis. Last month, he secured billions of euros in foreign aid. The deal also included visa-free EU entry for Turkish citizens. And, significantly, the EU in its desperation to...