| In clash over clearances, questions about long-term effects Posted: 20 Aug 2018 02:26 PM PDT ![In clash over clearances, questions about long-term effects]( "In clash over clearances, questions about long-term effects") Can President Trump do that? Can he really personally revoke former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance, with a stroke of a pen?
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| Trump’s call for patient capitalism Posted: 20 Aug 2018 12:45 PM PDT ![Trump's call for patient capitalism]( "Trump's call for patient capitalism") Investors in the stocks of corporations are often categorized as being either patient for long-term returns (the ants) or impatient for short-term profits (the grasshoppers). Mr. Trump tweeted that he had asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider ending the practice of corporations issuing quarterly reports on their earnings and shift toward releasing such financial information every six months. In June, long-haul investor Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase chief executive, issued a joint call on behalf of some 200 chief executives to reduce "short-termism" in corporations by abandoning the quarterly earnings estimates.
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| Why a Turkey-US trade spat could shake Europe and Syria Posted: 20 Aug 2018 12:09 PM PDT ![Why a Turkey-US trade spat could shake Europe and Syria]( "Why a Turkey-US trade spat could shake Europe and Syria") In purely economic terms, it's straightforward: a battle the US has not the slightest prospect of losing. Turkey was among the dozens of countries on which President Trump imposed steel and aluminum tariffs in March.
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| How November midterm elections could change the state of play Posted: 20 Aug 2018 10:23 AM PDT ![How November midterm elections could change the state of play]( "How November midterm elections could change the state of play") In about three months, voters will head to the ballot box for the first midterm elections under President Trump – midterms both parties are billing as crucial for the direction of the country. This vote represents the first nationwide referendum on the Trump administration, where voters can collectively send a message about how satisfied they are with the direction of the government, and whether they want a change in course. If Democrats gain control of either chamber of Congress, it would effectively shut down the Republican legislative agenda, since any legislation would need Democratic votes to pass.
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