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Trump is president. Now what?

  As Donald Trump is sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States, both his toughest critics and strongest supporters need to take a deep breath and consider where they want to go from here. The critics are correct that Trump possesses troubling characteristics for a president. But the shortsighted response some have chosen — boycotting the ...

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Europe must not let itself be divided

  US President Donald Trump’s ‘America first’ proclamation in his inaugural address has left the historic allies, especially Europe, in the lurch. His message was loud and clear — bear your own burden. He said in his speech that a new vision was going to govern America. And if Trump intended to put Europe in notice, he succeeded. Undoubtedly, Brexit ...

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Japan’s first jet delayed again raising concerns about new sales

  Bloomberg Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. announced a fifth delay in handing over Japan’s first locally made passenger jet to airlines and about a 30 percent jump in development costs, raising concerns about winning new orders for the single-aisle plane. Launch customer ANA Holdings Inc. will get the jet in 2020, two years later than the current estimate, Mitsubishi said ...

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