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Donald Trump’s promise to make foreign countries pay up has become a cornerstone of his unofficial 2012 presidential campaign.

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump said if he were the President of the United States, he would take at least $1.5 trillion worth of oil from Iraq.

Nigeria saw riots in the northern region after incumbent Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner of the presidential elections.

Goodluck Jonathan made headlines by becoming re-elected to the presidency of Nigeria. For the many Westerners unfamiliar with President Jonathan, the first question they have about him is his strange name.

The might euro was the best performing G10 currency in first quarter of 2011. In the past week, however, it has plunged against its G10 counterparts because of headwinds to further ECB rate hikes.

News events drive the financial markets. To trade them profitably, one needs to understand how analysts and the market react to them.

North Carolina bore the brunt of a tornado outbreak that swept across the US South. The damages, toll, and destruction in North Carolina was the worst in the last quarter century.

The US dollar and Japanese yen, considered two safe-haven currencies, are up on Monday while oil and US stock futures are down modestly.

Buying distressed real estate with cash is a great investment idea because distortions have made them extremely cheap.

Analysts expect USD/JPY to fall further, and here are 3 reasons back up that thesis.

Donald Trump is dominating a new Republican presidential nominee poll.

Commodities firms in the producer-trader complex (PTC) hold enormous advantages over purely financial traders. This business model, therefore, could be future of the commodities industry, especially on the trading side of it.

By even entertaining the possibility of making any type of presidential announcements on The Apprentice, Donald Trump has just lost all his credibility as a serious presidential candidate. He also made a mockery of the 2012 presidential race and the democratic process of the United States.

The market is incredibly fickle, especially for fundamental analysis-driven traders and analysts. The frustrating thing is that what mattered just a few months ago may not mean anything at all today.

Comedian Jon Stewart has mocked presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s ongoing “birther” remarks that allege current President Barack Obama may not have been born in the US.

Glencore’s planned IPO prices the company at $55 billion. This incredibly high valuation is probably shocking to the many people who have never heard of Glencore before. But $55 billion, as large a figure as that is, doesn’t even begin to describe just how powerful it is.

Donald Trump is now tied for first in the 2012 Republican Nomination polls at 19 percent. A month ago, he only had 10 percent and ranked fifth.

The American financial elites have become obscenely rich, especially compared to their counterparts in the developed world.

US jobs still haven’t returned after over 37 months since the recession first started.

US Treasuries holders’ ability and willingness to buy more Treasuries or decision to sell existing holdings will determine the long-term interest rates of the US government, which in turn influences the cost of capital for the US private sector.

Which is the hardest working member of the OECD? The answer might surprise you.

Dan Dorrow of Faros Trading continues to expect the Australian dollar to perform well on the strength of Asian economies.

CEO pay of the biggest US companies saw a sharp rebound in 2010.

China reported a surprise trade deficit for first quarter 2011 on Saturday -- which may have triggered a correction to the global risk-on trade.

Donald Trump said Iraq oil can make the US a fortune, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Donald Trump said he isn’t trying to pump ratings for his NBC show The Apprentice by doing a flurry of media appearances about his potential 2012 presidential run.

Unofficial 2012 presidential hopeful Donald Trump just encountered his first personal challenge: questions regarding his string of corporate bankruptcies.

“President Obama’s policy has failed” at job creation, said 2012 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

President Obama “never did a deal in his life except with Tony Rezko,” said Donald Trump.