On Sunday reports emerged that Russia asked China for military and economic support for its war in Ukraine. Worse yet for the West, China reportedly seemed open to backing Russia. The news kicked off an intense week of diplomacy and economic brinkmanship that culminated Friday in a nearly two-hour call between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China. But, according to both sides, the big questions appear to remain unanswered. An official White House summary of the meeting said the… Source link
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Now that Jamie Spears has formally moved to end his pop star daughter’s controversial 13-year conservatorship, it raises the question of when the arrangement will actually expire — and whether Britney Spears’ searing claims of abuse will be formally addressed. At least for now, the conservatorship, which has received enormous public scrutiny since it was first set up over a decade ago, is still in effect. Yet the elder Spears filed a motion this week, stating that Britney Spears’… Source link
Read More »Unanswered election questions, and why forecasters expect stocks to go up: Morning Brief
Monday, November 9, 2020 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe While uncertainty persists, there have been no market-shaking surprises Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, the AP projected Saturday. And so we can now refer to the former Vice President as President-elect. For investors, this removes some uncertainty. However, two important questions remain unanswered: 1) what will the outcome of President Trump’s contesting… Source link
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