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ELECTRONICS May 18, 2019 Donald Trump is short-circuiting the electronics industry
By: Loknath DasFor more than a year now, President Donald Trump has been playing chicken with China, instituting increasingly expensive tariffs to add pressure for a trade deal that never seems to materialize. So far, those tariffs have kept clear of consumer goods like smartphones or televisions, with the most damaging taxes restricted to intermediary products like […]
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CLOTHING December 29, 2017 How Ivanka Trump Makes Money by Simply Picking Out Her Clothes Each Day
By: Loknath DasA year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the ethical challenges of having a businessman president have come into focus. But beyond trips to Mar-a-Lago and dignitaries booking Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel, photos of Ivanka Trump posted to Twitter and Instagram show the unintended consequences public servants entangled with their private businesses. That’s because most of what Ivanka Trump wears are her […]
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CLOTHING December 29, 2017 Is Ivanka Trump a “Walking Billboard” for Her Own Clothing Brand?
By: Loknath DasSurprise: Ivanka Trump loves to wear her own brand. Per an investigation by The Wall Street Journal published Wednesday, the White House adviser has worn her own clothes to the majority of her public appearances since she assumed her formal White House role earlier this year. Trump no longer appears in advertisements for her clothes, but this doesn’t mean the public […]
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CLOTHING August 17, 2017 Looking for Ivanka Trump Clothing? Check Goodwill
By: Loknath DasWhile strolling through a Macy’s the summer before the 2016 election, Maddie Redder was instantly infatuated with a white, long-sleeved lacy shirt. It was beautiful. It was classy. It was also by Ivanka Trump. Initially, the brand didn’t bother Redder, a 67-year-old real estate agent who emigrated from Colombia to Florida. But after the release of a […]
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July 4, 2017 Trump hamstrung at home as he seeks closer ties with Moscow
By: Loknath DasU.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., upon his return to Washington after a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” with whom he’d like to reset […]
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June 15, 2017 Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
By: Loknath DasWorkers at a factory that makes clothes for Ivanka Trump’s fashion label say they get verbally abused Photograph: John Lamparski/Getty Images The reality of working in a factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been laid bare, with employees speaking of being paid so little they cannot live with their children, anti-union intimidation and […]
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CLOTHING June 2, 2017 Why Melania Trump Wore A Head Covering In Rome But Not In Saudi Arabia
By: Loknath DasMelania and Ivanka Trump wore a veil at the Vatican but didn’t wear a headscarf in Saudi Arabia (AFP) During the Trumps’ meeting with Pope Francis on Wednesday, first lady Melania Trump wore a long-sleeved Dolce & Gabbana black dress and a black veil, following a tradition of many first ladies before her to wear […]
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ALL DEALS May 22, 2017 Donald Trump eyes mother of all deals in Middle East
By: Loknath DasDonald Trump is seeking to secure the elusive diplomatic ‘Holy Grail’ Donald Trump thinks he knows real estate but when he arrives in Jerusalem he will be stepping onto one of the most contested and difficult to price – in terms of peace at least – chunks of land in the world. The US leader […]
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NEWS May 18, 2017 Global stock markets fall as Trump turmoil intensifies
By: Loknath DasBig falls on US stock markets have dragged down Asian shares over fears the political controversy surrounding President Trump will blunt his ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform. Wall Street’s three main indexes shed more than 1.7%, and the dollar erased most gains made since his election. Asia’s main stock markets opened lower following […]
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ELECTRONICS April 26, 2017 Trump administration might extend electronics ban to UK flights: Report
By: Loknath DasPassengers flying from the UK to the US may also be banned from bringing their laptops into aircraft cabins, it has been reported. According to the Guardian, the Trump administration is considering extending its security restrictions — which prohibits electronic devices larger than a smartphone from being taken as carry-on luggage — to US-bound flights […]
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NEWS April 5, 2017 Is Trump wise to take on China over trade?
By: Loknath DasUS President Donald Trump has said that trade negotiations with China will be “very difficult” when he meets President Xi Jinping in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Thursday. Trade will be one of two key issues on the agenda, along with North Korea. But what’s the problem – and what can Trump do about it? Buying Chinese […]
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ALL DEALS March 28, 2017 The Trump administration will review all of America’s trade deals
By: Loknath DasACCORDING to a document crafted by the Trump administration, a model trade agreement has 24 elements. Second on the list is “trade-deficit reduction”, giving a hint as to why Mr Trump wants to review America’s existing agreements. In January Sean Spicer, his press secretary, said the administration would “re-examine all of the current trade deals.” […]
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