Donald Trump

(Jan 3): A US airstrike in Iraq ordered by President Donald Trump killed one of Iran’s most powerful generals in a provocation that risks escalating a growing conflict with the Islamic Republic.

SINGAPORE (DEC 27): These individuals left their impact on the world in 2019.

(Nov 24): Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, offering his own mix of moderate policy stances and experience in business, government and philanthropy as the way to beat President Dona

(Nov 15): Amazon.com Inc has given notice that it will file a lawsuit challenging the Defense Department’s decision to award Microsoft Corp. a cloud computing contract valued at as much as US$10 billion ($13.6 billion) over a decade.

(Nov 12): The Trump administration may punt a decision on whether to slap tariffs on European automobiles as efforts of German automakers to highlight their new investments have helped in the talks, people familiar with the White House deliberations said.

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): “The system of making capitalism work well for most people is broken.” — Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates

(Nov 7): President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may not be able to sign a partial trade deal until December, and two US locations have been ruled out for their highly anticipated meeting, according to a person familiar with the matter.

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): “Where there is a will, there is a #deal — we have one!” — Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, following the European Union’s draft Brexit deal with the UK.

(Oct 17): President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling on him to “work out a good deal!” and warning him not to be a “tough guy” or “fool.”

(Oct 9): Turkey said its military will cross the border with northeast Syria “shortly”, aiming to push back Kurdish militants days after the US said it wouldn’t stand in the way.