by John M. Curtis | May 12, 2016
Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati announced today that Iranian Shiites would boycott Saudi Arabia’s 2016 Hajj, a yearly pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, considered high on the priority for the world’s devout Muslims. Calling Saudi Arabia “incompetent” for managing...
by John M. Curtis | May 11, 2016
Less than 24 hours before meeting 69-year-old GOP presumptive nominee real estate tycoon Donald Trump, 46-year-old newly minted House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) had a sudden change-of-heart about backing Trump for president. Ryan told CNN’s Jake Tapper May 6 that he...
by John M. Curtis | May 10, 2016
Talking by telephone to CNN’s “New Day” with Chris Cuomo, 69-year-old GOP presumptive nominee and real estate mogul Donald Trump indicated he was open to renegotiating the national debt, currently running at $19 trillion. By the time wires got crossed, Trump’s remarks...
by John M. Curtis | May 9, 2016
Telling CNN’s Jake Tapper “he’s not yet ready to back” GOP presumptive nominee 69-year-old real estate mogul Donald Trump, newly minted House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) found himself in whole lot of hurt. Making a rookie mistake, Ryan wants to debate with Trump about...
by John M. Curtis | May 8, 2016
Uncertainty about a June rate hike by the Federal Reserve Board triggered the latest round of selling on Wall Street, leaving the Dow Jones Industrials closing May 6 at 17,740, about 700 points from its May 18, 2015 high of 18,312. Recent jobs gains left Federal...