Author Archives: Austin Tigner

Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit

Russia said on Monday it would send what it described as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States ahead of a summit between the two countries’ leaders next month and announced it was beefing up its western border militarily. The comments came a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would press Russian President Vladimir Putin to […]

US consumers are feeling less confident about economy’s prospects

Americans are still feeling pretty good about the current state of the United States economy, but less so about its short-term outlook.  Americans are still feeling pretty good about the current state of the United States economy, but less so about its short-term outlook. The latest survey by The Conference Board showed its Consumer Confidence […]

US removes Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company

Xiaomi, one of China’s high-profile tech firms that fell in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, has been removed from a U.S. government blacklist that designated it as a Communist Chinese Military Company. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has vacated the Department of Defence’s designation of Xiaomi as a CCMC in January, […]