© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO leaders summit in Watford WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House said, as Britain nears aRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company’s listing at the NYSE in New York By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Friday slashed to $6.8 million from $8 billion a punitiveRead More →
LONDON (Project Syndicate) — Wars end when the belligerents give up fighting. The surest way for this to happen, and sometimes the least destructive, is through a decisive battle that leads to unconditional surrender. Boris Johnson’s overwhelming victory in the United Kingdom’s general election this month was such a battle.Read More →
President Donald Trump congratulated Boris Johnson on his election victory early Friday, and said Britain and the U.S. were now free to strike a “massive new trade deal” after Brexit. Johnson’s Conservative Party swept to a landslide victory in the U.K. election on Friday, securing a strong majority in Parliament.Read More →
Boris Johnson has won the U.K. election and is set for the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher. News of the predicted win sent the pound sharply up and is likely to see markets rise. Johnson’s Conservative party is on course for 368 seats, which would give him a majority ofRead More →
The U.K. election this Thursday could give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the ammunition he needs to secure a Brexit deal, sending a basket of battered domestic stocks soaring. As the last election in 2017 and the 2016 EU referendum demonstrated, British politics are unpredictable and the final election opinion pollRead More →
© Reuters. Britain’s PM Johnson campaigns at hospital in Worksop By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise to bring his Brexit deal back to parliament before Christmas when he launches his manifesto on Sunday, the cornerstone of his pitch to voters to “get BrexitRead More →
James Bond or Homer Simpson? Brits split over Brexit are even more divided on how they view their colorful prime minister, latest research shows. If Boris Johnson were a fictional character, supporters who backed the U.K. leaving the European Union see him as James Bond, according to a report byRead More →
BRUSSELS (Project Syndicate) — The Brexit “Leave” campaign has been billed as an effort to “take back control” by restoring “sovereignty” to the United Kingdom’s Parliament. It is thus deeply ironic that one of the first moves of the Brexiteers upon coming to power has been to suspend Parliament andRead More →
© Reuters. Federal prosecutor Marisa Ferrari is pictured in Rio de Janeiro By Brad Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. FBI is investigating corporate giants Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:), Siemens AG (DE:), General Electric (NYSE:) Co and Philips for allegedly paying kickbacks as part of a scheme involvingRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) trucks are seen parked on a road between homes destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California (Reuters) – California energy company PG&E Corp on Wednesday named William Johnson as Chief Executive Officer and president, and said it would appointRead More →
© Reuters. Bottles of Johnson’s baby powder are displayed in a store in New York By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) said Wednesday it has received subpoenas from the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to litigation involving alleged asbestos contamination inRead More →
