Trump Urges DoD to Purchase Twice as Much Military Equipment at Half Price
February 14, 2018 at 11:00 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is pushing the Department of Defense to double its purchases of military equipment at half the price. Read More »
Palestine May Introduce Its Own Currency - Envoy to Russia
February 09, 2018 at 10:41 AM
Palestine is mulling the possibility of introducing its own currency, but the issue remains open, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said during his press conference. Read More »
Moscow: Russia, Japan Need Mutually Beneficial Cooperation Schemes
February 07, 2018 at 10:42 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Russia is striving for mutually beneficial schemes of economic cooperation with Japan, which could contribute to strengthening of trust between the two nations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said Tuesday. Read More »
Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 for Second Time in January
February 02, 2018 at 10:39 AM
Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, has lost about 10 percent over the last day's trading. The last time the cryptocurrency plunged this low was on January 17. Read More »
All Detainees in Saudi Corruption Probe Released From Ritz Carlton - Reports
January 31, 2018 at 10:54 AM
A number of former and incumbent Saudi officials, as well as princes, were detained by Saudi authorities amid the anti-corruption operation in the country, including 11 princes from the ruling family and four ministers from the current government. During the investigation, 320 people were questioned and over 2,000 bank accounts were frozen. Read More »
Gold price could smash $10,000 on crashing dollar & other factors – Jim Rickards
January 30, 2018 at 02:15 PM
A weak US dollar, a possible war between the US and North Korea or the impeachment of Donald Trump could result in one of the longest-ever rallies for gold, according to precious metals expert Jim Rickards. Read More »
Investors dump US dollar & rush to gold
January 26, 2018 at 03:26 PM
The gold price rose to its highest level in more than a year on Thursday as investors seek a safe haven after the US dollar dipped to a three-year low against a basket of six major currencies. Read More »
Saudis may squeeze more than $100bn from arrested billionaires in ‘corruption purge’
January 23, 2018 at 06:07 PM
Saudi Arabia may collect more than the originally planned $100 billion from the detainees in the world’s most luxurious prison – the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh – Bloomberg reports, quoting its sources. Read More »
China’s strong economic growth blows away expectations
January 19, 2018 at 03:14 PM
China, the world’s second largest economy, has eclipsed its official growth target of about 6.5 percent, expanding 6.9 percent last year. It’s the first time since 2010 that the pace of growth has picked up. Read More »
‘Arabian Warren Buffett’ arrested in Saudi corruption purge bargains for freedom – reports
January 15, 2018 at 01:35 PM
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the wealthiest people in the world, is negotiating settlement terms with the country’s government, Reuters reports. The billionaire was held amid a massive anti-corruption purge. Read More »
