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Trump, Flynn and the politics of credibility

If the scandal surrounding Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, were merely about whether he broke the law, it would be over. The controversy persists because it calls into question Flynn’s judgment and credibility — and by extension, that of Trump’s administration. Last December, on the day the U.S. enacted sanctions against Russia for interfering in the U.S. presidential ...

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Lee’s arrest may turn up heat on Park

  And lastly it came. Samsung’s Group de facto leader Jay Y Lee was formally arrested over his alleged involvement in massive corruption scandal. It is believed that Lee, scion of the South Korea’s richest family and vice chairman of Samsung’s Electronics, gave bribes worth $36 million to President Park Geun-hye and her close friend, Choi Soon-sil, to help win ...

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Summer is looking bright for oil prices

  Seasonal demand dynamics are looking up for oil prices. But there are downside risks to U.S. natural gas: Higher oil prices are an incentive for more shale oil drilling, which increases the level of associated natural gas production when there is weakening seasonal natural gas demand. Technicals for natural gas prices have also weakened, and shale oil drilling is ...

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