by drjmcurtis | Aug 26, 2015
After shedding 2,646 points or 14.4% since hitting a record high May 19 of 18,312, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded today 619 points or 3.95%. Wall Street’s PR outlets attributed today’s good news to so-called bargain hunters, pretending small investors...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 25, 2015
Showing his true colors after extending an olive branch Aug. 10 to 69-year-old real estate tycoon and former reality TV star Donald Trump, 75-year-old former George H.W. Bush communication director and Fox News President Roger Ailes called again for Trump to apologize...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 24, 2015
When real estate tycoon and reality TV star announced he’d run for the GOP nomination for president June 16, 42-year-old Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus didn’t take it seriously, nor the rest of the GOP field. Considered a “carnival barker” by...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 23, 2015
Whatever problems former First Lady, U.S. Senator (D-N.Y.) and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has with her emails, she’s on the defensive, explaining how classified and top-secret government emails wound up on her private server. Hillary insists she never...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 22, 2015
Taking over as Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at age 28 Dec. 17, 2011 after his father’s death, Kim Jong-il, the young Kim learned quickly about his father’s cult of personality. Yearly war games with the U.S. and South Korea prompted Kim...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 21, 2015
Getting that sinking feeling, Wall Street plummeted nearly 531 points, signaling the long-awaited correction has begun. Wall Street’s biggest mutual, hedge and private equity funds unloaded stocks, sending the Dow Jones Industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq plummeting...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 20, 2015
Tumbling nearly 1,322 points or 7.2% since hitting its record high May 19 of 18,312, the Dow Jones Industrials have been in “correction” phase, selling off because of a global economic slowdown in Europe and China. Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen and her...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 19, 2015
Calling the birthright provision of the 14th Amendment unconstitutional, 68-year-old real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump proved why he’s ahead in pre-primary national election polls. Showing the same kind of Teflon as GOP icon President Ronald Reagan,...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 18, 2015
Visiting the ancient Israeli settlementof Shiloh in the West Bank, 59-year-old former Baptist preacher and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee crossed the politically correct line referring his West Bank visit as part of Israel. Known for some time inside Jewish circles, the...
by drjmcurtis | Aug 17, 2015
Showing just how far off-base U.S. foreign policy on Syria, 66-year-old Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Russia’s undying support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Meeting in Moscow with 56-year-old Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif,...