A frequent media trope is anxiety that the Trump administration is undermining American rule of law in the name of his own personal power, ego and profit. One recent Trump tweet in particular – “I have the absolute right to pardon myself”
Read moreTrump's Trade War Won't Hurt China, But it Could Hurt Tech in the U.S.
In the latest installment of the simmering trade war, the Trump administration reportedly plans to impose restrictions on Chinese investments in US technology companies and American technology exports to China. If implemented as rumored, any company with more than 25 percent Chinese ownership
Read moreHas Trump Gone too Far With Tariffs on Allies?
Stefan Selig of BridgePark Advisors and Zachary Karabell of River Twice discuss how President Trump is handling trade issues with allies of the United States.
Read moreTrump’s Creative Destruction of the International Order
Apparently, according to multiple reports, U.S. President Donald Trump blew up the post-Cold War world order during brief, contentious meetings at the G-7 summit in Ottawa this weekend. His summit with North Korea, of course, promises more of the same, though at least in a manner that most support.
Read moreWhy the US-China "Trade War" Remains a War of Words
So, about that trade war. Recent days have presented a dizzying series of reversals followed by reversals of reversals over whether, when, or if the United States will impose punitive tariffs on China in response to unresolved issues, ranging from intellectual property theft to lack of access
Read moreElon Musk's Ire Reveals a Wall Street-Silicon Valley Divide
Wall Street and Silicon Valley have never been happy bedfellows, and that was on full display this week during Tesla’s quarterly earnings call. These calls are usually dull affairs, with CEOs or CFOs reading a prepared script summarizing the already-released financial results and articulating
Read morePeace with North Korea Seems Unlikely. But Peace Often Does Ahead of Time.
Trump's Attack on Amazon Actually Has Its Precedents
As public attitudes towards Silicon Valley and Big Tech continue their rapid pivot from admiration to vilification, the current occupant of the White House has sought to lead the chorus. Several weeks ago, he launched a tweet-driven crusade against Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos, accusing the company of ripping off the US Postal Service and harming
Read moreHow to Win a Trade War With China
Donald Trump is right—the United States is not in a trade war with China.At least, not yet. As the rhetoric has flown back and forth between Washington and Beijing, breathless news coverage has made it seem as though the war of tariffs has already begun. It has not—hardly any new duties have been levied.
Read moreWhy Trump's Misguided China Tariffs Won't Help the US
Last week, the White House announced plans to levy tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports. The primary, and legal, rationale hinges on the little-used Section 301 of a 1974 trade law that permits retaliation against countries that infringe US intellectual-property rights.
Read moreIf You're Playing the 'What If Game' With Stocks, Market Watcher Zachary Karabell Says You’ll Sabotage Gains
The biggest risk in the markets may be inside investors' heads.
Read moreGary Cohn Doesn’t Matter
So it happened. After months of speculation about whether and when Gary Cohn might resign, he finally did. The former prince of Goldman Sachs—and the unofficial leader of the free-traders, internationalists and Wall Streeters at the White House
Read moreWhy Trump’s Fist-Shaking Tariff Talk Won’t Translate to Action
After a year of hemming and fulminating, President Trump finally unleashed the trade war that he had been promising since his campaign — and indeed for years before that. The stock market tanked on the news, and the commentariat exploded, with the bulk of the response negative.
Read morePeter Thiel is a Flawed Messenger with Crucial Message for Tech
PETER THIEL, NEVER one to keep a low profile, made his most recent set of waves with reports that he is prepared to decamp from Silicon Valley to more benign haunts in Los Angeles along with several of his companies. His rationale, according to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, is that the Valley is
Read moreSteven A. Cook
Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Tune in as he and Zachary share a conversation covering many interesting topics.
The Market Drop was Machine-Made. The Freakout that Followed was Man-Made
"Dow plunges 391 points as fear grips markets." A headline from two days ago? Try two years ago. Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down about 1,600 points, the largest intraday point-drop ever, before ending the day down a mere 1,175 points, or 4.6 percent.
Read moreThis Week’s Stock Market Drop was Machine-Made. The Freakout That Followed Was Man-Made.
“Dow plunges 391 points as fear grips markets.” A headline from two days ago? Try two years ago. Jan. 15, 2016, to be precise. The last time stocks exhibited the sharp sell-off — followed by an equally sharp run-up — that characterized the past few days. Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down about 1,600 points, the largest intraday point-drop ever,
Read moreWe Already Have a Wall. If It’ll Save DACA, Just Let Trump Buy a New One.
Wences Cesares
Zachary sits down with Wences Cesaras, a technology entrepreneur with global business experience specializing in technology and financial ventures. He is an advocate of bitcoin and he has said he believes that bitcoin will be bigger than the Internet.
Read moreDemonized Smartphones Are Just Our Latest Technological Scapegoat
As if there wasn’t enough angst in the world, what with the Washington soap opera, #MeToo, false nuclear alerts, and a general sense of apprehension, now we also have a growing sense of alarm about how smartphones and their applications are impacting children.
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