In the past he pressed the Democratic President from the left but now Bernie Sanders, icon of the American left, has no doubts: with Biden against Trump. Hats off to his intellectual honesty and also his political intelligence
Exactly 12 years have passed since one of the most important "Chapter 11" in US history. That of General Motors was in fact the fourth major bankruptcy in the history of the stars and stripes. The bankruptcy of the first US automaker was…
The former First Lady takes the field for the correct nutrition of young people and the fight against obesity. Two puppets, Waffles + Mochi, inhabitants of the land of frozen foods discover in a supermarket fresh, genuine and sustainable products and healthy recipes for…
Identity and freedom in the thought of contemporary philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, champion of the confrontation between different cultures: here is his profile in an article that recently appeared in the Financial Times.
The meeting is above all an opportunity to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement, the free trade agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico that the US president wants to rewrite.
Youth unemployment over 40%, inflation that borders on the double digits, arbitrary estimates of GDP and high budget deficits, but above all very high corruption: these are the causes of the protest movements in Iran, which present risks but also…
In order to be truly neutral, the Internet network must guarantee the possibility of accessing all free content to the entire world population. But not all the contents entered have the same value or the same urgency: for example, fake news.…
"The war on coal is over," said the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, who today will sign a bill to cancel the "Clean Power Plan" passed in 2015 by the former Democratic president - According to the New York Times ,…
According to a Pew survey conducted in 37 countries, only 22% of those interviewed claim to have faith in the new US president - The comparison with Obama is merciless: Trump beats him only in Russia and Israel - Meanwhile,…
The agreement signed by Barack Obama who had reopened dialogue between the USA and Cuba after fifty years has been cancelled.
France, Macron wins and Europe wins: he is the new President of the Republic - Obama in Milan, food and politics: sold out - Alitalia: 200 million losses per quarter lengthen the receivership - Consob, Vegas: "The bail-in is a shock…
This is the first public intervention since he left the White House. Obama will be guest of honor at "Seeds&Chips", the world summit on food and innovation to be held at the Rho exhibition centre. It will cost 850€ to feel the…
The new administration will proceed with the revision of the rules that make up Dodd Frank, the financial reform wanted in 2010 by his predecessor Barack Obama.
US President cleans up Obama's climate protection rules, but a report certifies that global coal consumption is declining
In the crosshairs is the Dodd-Franck Act of 2010, passed by Obama to correct the distortions that led to the 2008 crisis - Meanwhile, the confrontation on the wall with Mexico escalates.
The changing of the guard in the White House and the presidency of the EPA (The Environment Agency) may lead to the dismissal of the accusations, sharply rebutted by the company, against FCA of having manipulated data on diesel car emissions, but the unknown is from California -…
The Russian president described the moves of the outgoing US administration as "provocative" and that he reserves for himself "the right of retaliation", the exercise of which will be subject to an assessment of the policy adopted by the US president-elect, Donald Trump.
The meeting in Germany was attended by the five heads of government of the main European countries: Renzi, Hollande, Merkel, May and Rajoy.
Donald Trump's staff curtly warned President Obama, on the eve of his trip to Europe, not to take significant steps in foreign policy during the transition period in order "not to send conflicting signals" about the future international policy of…
the virtual handover to the White House, then the Stock Exchange (which reduces the post-Trump enthusiasm) and news from important Italian companies: the FIRSTonline compilation of the day.
The outgoing president welcomed the winner of the presidential elections to the White House, who will take his place in the next 4 years - The meeting was cordial, under the banner of collaboration, even if according to the WSJ the Obama spouses have not…
In this speech, the general secretary of Assopopolari explains why the disappointing results achieved by Europe in terms of economic growth lead to a paradigm shift in the direction of a more expansive policy and less suffocating banking regulation - Even…
A day full of news: in the foreground the MPS board of directors and Renzi's visit to the White House, but also the recovery of the Stock Exchange, the former premier Monti who expressed his opinion on the referendum and football - The compilation of…
The American president received the premier at the White House, before the state dinner which will also be attended by illustrious representatives of the Italian scientific and cultural world - "We are lucky to have an ally like Italy, a thought for the population of…
The Prime Minister's visit to the US has begun - With his wife he was received at the White House by Barack and Michelle Obama, after the official speeches a joint press conference - Then tonight the State dinner - VIDEO.
Today Barack Obama's last state dinner before the US presidential elections on 8 November is a triumph of Made in Italy - Renzi is the fourth Italian premier invited after the war - In addition to the directors prizes…
From Obama to Hollande, from Renzi to Gauck, many heads of state and government at the funeral ceremony - Israeli premier Benyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Abu Mazen shook hands and briefly spoke little…
After the stroke that struck him two weeks ago, the former Israeli president died tonight in a Tel Aviv hospital at the age of 93 - Obama: "His commitment to the search for peace was rooted in his…
15 years have passed since the attack by Al Qaeda terrorists on the Twin Towers in New York but nothing is as before - Three thousand victims - America and the whole world have lost their dreams and learned to make…
The G20 of Huangzou in China has opened, preceded and punctuated by bilateral meetings and plenary sessions. Premier Renzi met Chinese President Xi Jinping and signed agreements with Alibaba on wine and the fight against fraud. Obama…
On the occasion of the G20, China and the United States signed the climate agreement signed in Paris on the UN initiative to reduce greenhouse gas - Barack Obama announced it after he had moved in the same direction…
First Lady and defeated primary candidate support Clinton from stage at dem convention, but boos and protests for Hillary embarrass the party
The appointment that will make the New York tycoon the Republican candidate for the White House begins today - Fiery atmosphere after last night's new shooting in Baton Rouge
During a demonstration to protest the police killing of two African Americans, four snipers fired on the officers, killing four and wounding eight others. Obama: "A vicious and premeditated attack. Everyone should be concerned about the frequency…
A communication from the ECB is expected in the morning - Meeting in Brussels between Juncker, Schulz and Tusk to agree on an emergency plan - Merkel: "Radical change" - Hollande: "We need a leap forward for the EU" - Obama: interview with Cameron in…
The attack was claimed by Isis - The bomber, killed by the police, entered the Puls club at two in the morning shooting an assault rifle - Obama: "The worst massacre in the history of America"
"I don't think there's ever been anyone quite as qualified for that job," Obama says in video - The president will campaign alongside Hillary Clinton next week in Wisconsin.
The boxing champion, but above all a person of great humanity and icon of civil rights, passed away at 74 - Obama's condolences: "He shook the world, we are better off thanks to him".
An "informal" summit on terrorism and immigration will be held in Hanover on Monday 25 April, in which Francois Hollande, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron and Matteo Renzi will participate - There is no definite agenda yet.
In the heat of attacking Obama for his opposition to Brexit, the mayor of London goes so far as to suggest that the American president, perhaps because he is "half Kenyan", has feelings that are not in harmony with those of the British people.
At the end of the Security Conference, the American president spoke of the threat of nuclear terrorism but also of Russia, Turkey and Iran: "It is necessary to share information to defeat Isis".
Today the summit in Washington - Yesterday the Premier signed a 150 million dollar agreement in Boston with Watson Health, an IBM company that will open its first center in Europe near Milan, in the former Expo area -…
The premier announced the stages of his American tour: it starts with a visit to the hybrid geothermal-photovoltaic-thermodynamic plant of Stillwater, built by Enel and Enel Green Power, then Chicago, Boston (with a speech at Harvard) and Friday in Washington.
The US Defense Secretary, Ash Carter, said that "the events in Brussels are further demonstrating to Europeans that they too must accelerate their efforts against ISIS" - Clinton: "We would like to see more European countries…
Obama landed in Cuba with his family: he is the first US president to visit the island since 1928 - Today the awaited meeting with Raul Castro - In the days preceding Obama's arrival several government dissidents were arrested.
However, the air base of Hemeimeem, in the province of Latakia, and the naval base in the port of Tartous will continue to be operational
Attempts to thaw between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama. During a phone call, the two leaders would have addressed the thorniest international issues of the last period, from Syria to Ukraine. A point of agreement seems to have been reached on the need to create a…
The budget proposal presented by the administration to Congress states that the US GDP should grow by 2,6% both this year and next - The data are lower than those published 6 months ago, but are still higher than…
"The close transatlantic collaboration allows us today and will allow us to face new challenges and to defeat the enemies of peace and human rights". The President Sergio Mattarella said it at the end of the meeting with the American President Barack…
The president of the United States, in his latest speech on the state of the Union, said that Isis "does not represent a threat to the existence of the United States" - "With the Iranian nuclear deal we have avoided a war" - "Who insults Muslims betrays the…
French fighter jets, in coordination with the US, dropped about twenty bombs on as many strategic objectives, focusing in particular on a command center and an ISIS training camp - Obama and Putin have defined as "imperative"…
95-minute private meeting between Obama and Putin to seek an understanding in the fight against ISIS - For Putin it was a positive meeting like for businessmen - US Secretary John Kerry defines the meeting as "constructive" but …
Beijing will soon announce a national program starting in 2017 that will limit and put a price on greenhouse gas emissions.
The two leaders could meet at the next UN assembly - The Hungarian government has passed a new law on immigration: anyone who tries to enter the country illegally will risk up to three years in prison - Merkel calls for an extraordinary EU summit…
According to the President of the United States, "every road towards nuclear weapons has been interrupted", also because the agreement "is not built on trust, but on verifications: if Iran violates it, the sanctions will be reinstated" - Congress is warned: "I will veto on…
Obama's pressure, who is concerned not to give Greece to the Russians, is leading French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel to reopen negotiations with Greece, but everything suggests that this could happen...
Full harmony between the US president and the Italian premier in the meeting at the White House - Obama said he was "impressed by Renzi's energy and vision" and told him that he is on the right path of reforms - For Renzi…
Meeting at the White House today between the Prime Minister and President Barack Obama: he will ask him to use drones against terrorists in Libya - But Renzi does not forget the aftermath of the battle over Italicum in the Democratic Party and opens up to the minority proposing…
The historic handshake between the president of the United States, Barack Obama, and that of Cuba, Raul Castro, brings down a wall that had lasted since 1961 - Obama: "The time of the cold war is over: I will ask Congress to…
A framework agreement has been reached on Iranian nuclear power which will be finalized by June 30 - Obama: "Atomic bomb production halted" - Mogherini: "Sanctions lifted if the pact is respected" - Tehran celebrates but Netanyahu protests: "So he threatens…
The president of the United States clarifies: "We are at war only with those who have betrayed Islam. America welcomes people of all faiths" - "Isis exploits people's anger. We must offer young people a better future"
In any case, the US President judges a military intervention against Russia "improbable" - Merkel visits the White House: "Peace in Europe is at stake" - Putin: "I do not accept ultimatums" - Wednesday's summit in Minsk at risk.
CASE OF UKRAINE - The summit the day after tomorrow in Minsk to find a compromise between Europe and Russia on Ukraine is back in doubt - While Angela Merkel is flying to Washington where she will try to convince Obama to give up the military option, the…
The German chancellor will once again express German opposition to the American position regarding the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army
The plan calls for a one-time 14% tax on $19 trillion in offshore profits already accrued by US companies overseas and a minimum XNUMX% tax on future overseas earnings by US-based firms…
Long phone call between the chancellor and the Italian prime minister, who will receive Tsipras in Rome tomorrow - Athens also gets the support of Paris and Washington.
The President asks for Republican support for aid to the middle class, raising taxes for the richest, but also making public universities free and improving education - On the agenda new rules for Wall Street, judicial reform and…
The president will propose three measures that will bring 320 billion over the next 10 years - The money will be used to support the middle class that has lost wealth despite the economic recovery
Targeted by Russian companies active in the defense sector and linked to the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine - Arms worth up to 350 million dollars in Kiev.
After the great success of the Andy Warhol exhibition, with over 45.000 visitors, the PAN-Palazzo delle Arti in Naples hosts one of the most celebrated American street artists from today to 28 February 2015
Despite the Republican victory in the mid-term vote, the Fed does not change and Yellen confirms her dove - Speaking in Paris, the president of the American Central Bank reiterated her support for the real economy, whose growth does not yet seem…
"I want to work with the new Congress": these are the words of the US president after his defeat in the mid-term elections.
Oil is at a four-year low: it has lost almost 30% since June and oil stocks are being sold with both hands on the markets - Obama's clear defeat in the US midterm vote is another…
Clear defeat of President Barack Obama in the midterm vote - Now the Republicans also conquer the Senate and will make the last two years of the Obama presidency difficult - The Democrats propose collaboration between the two parties - L'Empire…
At the opening of the session, on the day of the midterm elections which could - according to polls - sanction the defeat for President Barack Obama (especially in the House), the Dow Jones is almost unchanged at 17.358,63 points, the Nasdaq instead…
The economy is growing but Americans are unaware of it, healthcare reform is still unknown, finance has not been regulated and foreign policy is stammering: these are the reasons that mark President Obama's decline on the eve of the vote…
A few days before the midterm elections, the US president returns to the issue of gender discrimination and addresses the female electorate
This time the victim is not American, but British: David Cawthorne Haines - Cameron immediately replied: "This is an ignoble, revolting murder. We will do everything in our power to hunt down the killers" - Obama: "We are…
The first objective is to extend the air raid campaign already underway in Iraq to include Syria to allow local forces to go on the offensive: "I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten us everywhere. This means…
In Newport, Wales, about sixty heads of state and government will meet today and tomorrow to discuss two very delicate dossiers: the Ukrainian crisis and the war in Iraq, where Isis continues to claim victims - Meanwhile,…
Between Obama and Hillary Clinton it was never love at first sight but now we are in open confrontation - Hillary, who voted for the invasion of Iraq, criticizes Barack for his irresolution on Syria and on who to help against Assad:…
Economists predict that tomorrow the Central Bank will cut the reference rates from 0,25% to 0,1% and adopt measures to counter inflation that is too low - Milan starts badly this morning - Two-speed cars: GM and Chrysler shine but…
According to the White House, the new sanctions will affect people and companies close to President Vladimir Putin - Restrictive measures are also envisaged on exports of high-tech products to the Russian defense sector - Meanwhile, one of the OSCE observers has been released…
Ukrainian troops surround Sloviansk and Kiev denounces: "Moscow wants the third world war but we are ready to react" - The pro-Russian rebels: "We will not give up" - Obama-EU teleconference: "We will act quickly. New sanctions" - Tomorrow Renzi will meet the 'Ukrainian Iatseniuk who…
Instead, a TV interview with President Vladimir Putin is planned from the Russian capital, a four-hour marathon of questions and answers with citizens - Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and another 13 were injured in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to mass troops on the border "could only be an attempt to intimidate Ukraine - Obama said - or it could mean that (the Russians) have another plan".
The number one of the White House after the meeting with the Italian Premier: the US "supports the Italian reforms" for growth and shares "the fight against youth unemployment", in the hope of "carrying forward a transatlantic trade alliance" - " United in support…
“I am a great admirer of yours, thank you for having me. It was a great honour", said the American leader as he took his leave of the Pope - As for Obama's visit to Colle, today is the fifth time that the two…
In the fourth quarter, the American GDP grew by 2,6% on an annual basis: a figure higher than that contained in the intermediate estimates, which spoke of an increase of 2,4%, but lower than the expectations of analysts, who had foreseen a …
Here is the agenda for the visit of the US president, who landed yesterday in Fiumicino: first the meeting with Pope Francis - Followed by the visit to Napolitano and the expected face-to-face with Prime Minister Renzi - Finally, a private visit to the Colosseum.
The United States is ready to place further orders of natural gas and even shale gas on the market but to do so, declared Barack Obama in Brussels, negotiations on the bilateral free trade agreement must be closed and for…
This afternoon decisive vote in the Senate on the abolition of the Provinces, which in any case will not be canceled from the Constitution - Tomorrow Obama in Rome: armored city awaiting meetings with Pope Francis, Napolitano and Renzi - In the reform to cancel the Senate…
According to NATO, Russia has accumulated troops on the border: a contingent that threatens also the other post-Soviet republics, in particular the Moldavian region of Transnistria - In the afternoon, in Holland, G7 meeting on Ukraine - The Russian President: …
"Today we will impose additional sanctions on Russia, I have signed another executive order which allows for charging costs not only to those involved but also to crucial sectors of the Russian economy". American President Barack Obama said so.
While Ukraine has decided to leave the CIS, the Commonwealth of Independent States born under the aegis of Russia after the end of the USSR, US President Barack Obama reassured: "We will not get involved in any military action".
Putin signed the decree recognizing the independence of Crimea, starting the legal process for annexation - In Kiev, President Turchynov asked the deputies to give the go-ahead for the partial mobilization of Ukrainian troops - Obama:…
96,6% of the participants in the referendum in Crimea voted for the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula to Russia - Obama threatens more sanctions against Moscow: "We will never recognize the legitimacy of the vote, which took place under the threat of military intervention …
A budget with four trillion dollars of public spending, which finances new tax credits for millions of poorer workers, an increase in the minimum wage and a reform of the armed forces - And cancels, instead, some reliefs for…
After the harsh warning of the American president Barack Obama ("Russia is on the wrong side of history"), Vladimir Putin somewhat surprisingly ordered the return to their respective permanent bases to the Russian forces engaged in military exercises, which began on…
The Russian President obtained parliamentary clearance, but the final decision has not yet arrived - Tension skyrocketing with the international community - Obama: the US "condemns the intervention, Moscow withdraws its troops" - EU: "Russia…
