Crude Spikes As Trump Declares 'We Don't Need A Deal' With Iran

FAA Mandates Airlines To Affirm Merit Hiring For Pilots Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory rule that requires all commercial airlines in the country to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Under the new mandate, all U.S. carriers must certify that the practice of airlines hiring based on race and sex has ended or face a federal investigation. “When families board their aircraft, they should fly with confidence...

Crude Spikes As Trump Declares 'We Don't Need A Deal' With Iran President Trump has begun his Thursday morning with statements saying that the United States no longer sees a need to negotiate a diplomatic agreement with Iran. "We don't need a deal with Iran," the president stated, saying further: "Those days have long since passed."He argued that Washington already holds decisive leverage, pointing to hundreds of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and US control over the Strait of Hormuz.The comments come amid broader signals of a pivot within...

Treasury Weighs Allowing Billionaires To Donate Stock To Trump Accounts Here's something that could go incredibly well or spectacularly wrong: The Trump administration’s flagship program for American children - the so-called Trump accounts - could soon get a dramatic upgrade. White House and Treasury Department officials are in internal discussions about letting the world’s wealthiest individuals donate shares of their companies directly into the accounts, a move that would transform the program from a conservative cash-and-index-fund vehicle into a potential magnet for high-growth tech stock. The accounts, formally known as Section...